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Cesar van der Poel 14.4 1 = Positive and Negative effects for each stakeholder:=
2 For each of the stakeholders, there are several positive and negative effects we expect our system to have. On this page, they are listed for each stakeholder, with the distinction between positive and negative effects. Not all of these effects might be applicable to each use case, as the use cases take on different approaches and tackle different problems - with different solutions and outcomes of course.
Clara Stiller 1.2 3
Cesar van der Poel 14.17 4 **Person with dementia:**
Cesar van der Poel 14.4 5 The person with dementia is the central stakeholder in the developed system. The system has been designed mainly for their safety. The different actions the robot takes can have several effects on their emotional state, as well as their physical condition. The most important and frequently appearing ones are shown below:
6 |**Claim**|**Positive/Negative**|**Description**|**Explanation**
7 |CL01|+|The user is prevented from getting lost|If the interaction with our system is successful, it will prevent the the person with dementia from going out. If they are in the safe comfort of their care home, there is no way they wil get wrapped up in dangerous or stressful situations outdoors. This could prevent both physical and mental injuries, and can thus be considered a very positive effect.
Cesar van der Poel 14.40 8 |CL02|+|The user's mood is improved|As the system will be as friendly and helpful as possible, an annoyed person with dementia may be relieved after talking to it. The music used may also bring about positive emotions in the minds of the people interacting with it.
9 |CL08|+|The user is subtly brought back to reality|If a person with dementia is in a mentally disoriented state, the system will try to subtly remind them of their current situation. This is done through hints at the caretaker, someone they know who is purely associated with the care home, but also through music and alternative activities. This may not have a large effect on all people, but should be enough to bring some of them back to reality.
Cesar van der Poel 14.55 10 |CL09|-|The user feels they are losing their freedom|In cases where a person with dementia is not brought back to reality, they might feel like they are being kept in against their will. This can make them discontent, and possibly even angry. Unfortunately, we cannot just let them roam around outside and this confinement is needed to ensure their safety.
Cesar van der Poel 14.52 11 |CL13|-|The user gets annoyed by the robot|Despite the system being friendly, some people might be annoyed by its ways. For example, if someone who dislikes puzzles gets told to do a puzzle, they may be very reluctant. If they see the caretakers as somehow evil, they might even feel like they are being tattled on by something that is supposed to be their robot friend. This is not good for their attitude regarding the system. The first problem could potentially be solved by using preference profiles for each person in the care home, but the other one is more difficult to deal with as the caretaker plays an important role in keeping the person with dementia safe.
Cesar van der Poel 14.51 12 |CL10|-|The user feels dependent on others|When a person with dementia wants to take a walk, they are allowed to, but under the supervision of a caretaker. As a result, they might feel like they cannot take a walk without said caretaker, and feel helplessly dependent on them. This can decrease their sense of autonomy and affect their mental state negatively, but there is unfortunately no effective way to counteract it.
Clara Stiller 3.2 13
Cesar van der Poel 14.15 14 **Caretaker:**
Cesar van der Poel 14.21 15 The second important stakeholder of the system is the caretaker. By preventing people with dementia in the care home from going out, the system aims to give these people more time to take up the important tasks around the home without having to worry about people leaving. For these stakeholders, the most important effects are once again listed.
16 |**Claim**|**Positive/Negative**|**Description**|**Explanation**
Cesar van der Poel 14.28 17 |CL11|+|Caretakes have more time to tend to other matters|As previously described, the system is aimed at making sure people don't leave the building to make sure the caretaker does not have to. As the caretaker does not need to constantly supervise people at risk of doing so, they can complete other tasks in time that would normally be spend watching the people with dementia. The system also cuts down the time caretakers might normally need to spend to bring wandering people with dementia back to safety.
Cesar van der Poel 14.41 18 |CL14|+|Caretakers are alerted once a user leaves the home|When the system notices a person with dementia does not deviate from their plan to go outside, it will alert a caretaker. This caretaker can then immediately take any steps necessary to stop or find the person with dementia. The caretaker knows when they need to act and can thus act more effectively and faster than when they are not notified.
Clara Stiller 1.2 19
Cesar van der Poel 14.42 20 **Family member:**
Cesar van der Poel 14.46 21 Besides the direct stakeholders that reside in the same environment of the system, people outside this environment can also be affected. The most prominent category of these people are the family members of the people with dementia. In the case where a person with dementia gets lost, these family members may be very worried about their wellbeing, and may need to throw out their entire schedule in order to find this person and bring them back to safety as soon as possible. We expect these people will experience the following effects.
22 |**Claim**|**Positive/Negative**|**Description**|**Explanation**
Cesar van der Poel 14.61 23 |CL12|+|Less worrying about their loved one| We expect that people worry a lot about their family members if they don't know where they are and if they are safe. This means that people with dementia wandering and getting lost without any supervision will cause a lot of stress for their family members. If the system successfully prevents this, this will result in less stress for the family members.
Cesar van der Poel 14.65 24 |CL15|+|Stick to their schedule|If a person with dementia wanders and gets lost, a lot of knowledge about places they might go is needed to locate this person quickly. Family members often have more of this knowledge than caretakers, and are thus a required factor in the search for a person with dementia. Furthermore, their numbers will help speed up the search. If our system successfully prevents a person with dementia from wandering, it means the family members no longer need to throw out their schedule to help search for them, and can instead to the things they planned on doing.
Clara Stiller 1.2 25
Cesar van der Poel 14.66 26 **General claims:**
Cesar van der Poel 14.67 27 Not all claims relate to specific stakeholders. Some are more general, but still key to our system. Such claims might be relatively subtle in the bigger picture but are still important for the efficacy of the system.
28 |**Claim**|**Positive/Negative**|**Description**|**Explanation**
Cesar van der Poel 15.1 29 |CL04|+|The music fits the situation or place|When interacting with a person with dementia, the system may deploy music to convince them to stay inside. If it does, it is important that this music supports the intended meaning of whatever the system tries to convey to the person with dementia. By selecting specific tracks for specific cases, the person with dementia will hear music that makes them feel like they should behave the way the system suggests.
Clara Stiller 1.2 30
Cesar van der Poel 16.1 31
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Vishruty Mittal 8.1 34 + CL01: The PwD does not leave the care home without the caretaker
35 + CL02: PwD's mood is improved
Simran  Karnani 9.3 36 + CL03: The robot is able to understand and interact according to the PwD's intention
Vishruty Mittal 8.1 37 + CL04: The music fits the intended situation or place
Vishruty Mittal 11.1 38 + CL05: PwD leaves care home with a caretaker
39 + CL06: The robot suggests activities to distract people from wandering/leaving the building
Simran  Karnani 13.1 40 + CL07: The robot is able to notice the PwD and get their attention
41 + CL08: Bring PwD back to reality
42 - CL09: PwD feels he/she is losing their freedom
Simran  Karnani 8.2 43 In order to make the user feel like they still have some freedom, they are not completely stopped from leaving the building. The user is allowed to go out, but with some supervision, to ensure that they are still safe. In addition, when Pepper tries to stop the PwD from leaving, it does not actively block the PwD's path, but rather tries to convince them to stay inside. The PwD still has the choice of not listening to Pepper and making an escape.
Simran  Karnani 14.1 44 - CL10: The PwD feels dependent on others
Simran  Karnani 8.3 45 The PwD can feel dependent since he/she is not allowed to go out for a walk by him-/herself. However, this is only to ensure their safety and the concern of their family and loved ones. However, to make them feel independent, we provide them with some tasks that can be done independently such as going to the living room, or solving a puzzle. These are activities that can be done on their own and thus make them feel somewhat independent.
Cesar van der Poel 14.4 46 + CL11: Caretakes have more time to tend to other matters
47 + CL12: Family members
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