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General

• PwD: Person with Dementia
• HCP: Healthcare Professional
• The Robot/Nao: The Nao robot platform used for implementing the the project prototype

Categories and subcategories

• Discourse: Meaningful conversation between PwD and the robot
• Statement: Statement either by the robot or the PwD. Can be a question or an answer.
  • E.g. “Hello Peter”, “How are you doing today?”
• RobotSRA (Self-reflection Aid): Statement that seeks out information about the PwD, either for them to disclose it to the robot, or just think about it themeselves.
  • E.g. “Are you feeling hungry?”, “How did the dinner make you feel?”, “Are you feeling tired?”
• Disclosure: Meaningful information provided by the PwD
  • E.g. “I am feeling hungry”, “I did not eat dinner”, “I should drink water”, “I am feeling well today”

Parameters

• Goal: The goal of the discourse/SRA initiated by the robot
  • E.g. “Helps the PwD relax”, “Reminds the PwD about lunchtime”, “Initiates self-reflection about wellbeing”
• Context : A main theme that the disclosures and discourses are linked to
  • E.g. Lunch, dinner, hunger, thirst, tiredness, sleep etc.
• Valence: The ”positivity” of the disclosure
  • E.g. I feel well -> valence > 0, I’m not feeling well -> valence <0, I feel hungry -> valence = 0