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AdamKadiev 2.1 1 According to the study [1] we find that people with dementia want to engage in personal meaningful activities which are related to themselves while also being involved with their environment. This human factor knowledge allows us to better understand and model our users to address their needs. Our goal is to use the Nao robot to fulfil their needs for meaningful activities and for this we need to consider the disabilities of people with dementia. This involves taking into account [1]:
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4 * their lower cognitive abilities
5 * difference in psychological behaviour
6 * perceived stigma or self-stigma
7 * possibly lower ergonomics.
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9 To achieve a strong human-robot interaction, the tasks that the robot needs to fulfil in order to aid the person with dementia should be designed in such a way that these points are considered in the development. To address these limiting factors, the Interaction design patterns (IDPs) should involve easy to use interaction options: For instance:
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11 * interaction with the robot though speech will assist people in doing the activities. This is a natural form of interaction for people with dementia and is not too technical.
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13 * if no interaction is wanted, the robot can be placed in a corner of the room to be temporarily inactive.
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15 * The robot can recognize people to provide adaptive interaction facilities without people having to tell who they are. This can be useful for the care workers inside the nursing home as well as the robot interact with these stakeholders in their own way.
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19 To measure the success of the different activities the robot can:
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21 * Ask for direct feedback from the people with dementia
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23 * Look at emotional expressions of the people with dementia and see if they like the activities.
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27 Han, Areum & Radel, Jeff & Mcdowd, Joan & Sabata, Dory. (2016). Perspectives of People with Dementia About Meaningful Activities: A Synthesis. American Journal of Alzheimer s Disease and Other Dementias. 31. 115-123.