Robotics to Enable Older Adults to Remain Living at Home
Joint Authors
Santamaria, Nick
Adair, Brooke
Pearce, Alan J.
Ozanne, Elizabeth
Miller, Kimberly
Morris, Meg E.
Said, Catherine
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Abstract EN
Given the rapidly ageing population, interest is growing in robots to enable older people to remain living at home.
We conducted a systematic review and critical evaluation of the scientific literature, from 1990 to the present, on the use of robots in aged care.
The key research questions were as follows: (1) what is the range of robotic devices available to enable older people to remain mobile, independent, and safe? and, (2) what is the evidence demonstrating that robotic devices are effective in enabling independent living in community dwelling older people? Following database searches for relevant literature an initial yield of 161 articles was obtained.
Titles and abstracts of articles were then reviewed by 2 independent people to determine suitability for inclusion.
Forty-two articles met the criteria for question 1.
Of these, 4 articles met the criteria for question 2.
Results showed that robotics is currently available to assist older healthy people and people with disabilities to remain independent and to monitor their safety and social connectedness.
Most studies were conducted in laboratories and hospital clinics.
Currently limited evidence demonstrates that robots can be used to enable people to remain living at home, although this is an emerging smart technology that is rapidly evolving.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pearce, Alan J.& Adair, Brooke& Miller, Kimberly& Ozanne, Elizabeth& Said, Catherine& Santamaria, Nick…[et al.]. 2012. Robotics to Enable Older Adults to Remain Living at Home. Journal of Aging Research،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pearce, Alan J.…[et al.]. Robotics to Enable Older Adults to Remain Living at Home. Journal of Aging Research No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Pearce, Alan J.& Adair, Brooke& Miller, Kimberly& Ozanne, Elizabeth& Said, Catherine& Santamaria, Nick…[et al.]. Robotics to Enable Older Adults to Remain Living at Home. Journal of Aging Research. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-479682
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-479682