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73 73  **RQ1: How does the assistance provided by a social robot influence engagement in art-related tasks for people with dementia?**
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77 77  ○ Independent variable: with/without robot
78 78  ○ Dependent variable: level of engagement
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82 82  **RQ2: How does the assistance provided by a social robot influence the level of agitation in art-related tasks for people with dementia?**
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86 86  ○ Independent variable: with/without robot
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167 167  = 5. Conclusions =
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166 +Our project sought to offer support to individuals suffering from dementia in their passion for painting, with the objective of enhancing their emotional well-being. While human caregivers could provide such assistance, utilizing a humanoid robot such as Pepper for painting activities provides several advantages. Pepper has the potential to enhance and sustain the interest of individuals with dementia in painting by encouraging them to paint and providing assistance during the activity. As a result, the quality of life of these individuals could be improved, which may be augmented by playing calming music during the painting process. In addition, this activity could bring together the individuals with their family members, as personalized painting recommendations could be provided, and photos of completed paintings could be shared. Rather than completing the painting activity for the individuals, Pepper would guide them through the process, promoting a greater sense of independence and self-sufficiency.
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168 +We did a study to evaluate the effectiveness of having a robot like Pepper assisting the PwD with painting instead of the PwD doing the activity alone. Our results based on the responses obtained from our custom PACES questionnaire were statistically insignificant and hence we could not conclusively answer our research questions related to engagement and agitation. However, the raw scores of the questions were always in favour of having the robot while performing the activity which could indicate a positive attitude towards having the robot. Due to certain practical limitations of the course, we could not conduct the experiment with actual PwD or set it up in such a way but given enough time and effort the current implementation in Pepper could be extended to an actual care home with PwDs.
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170 170  === References ===
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172 172  1. Mullen, S.P., Olson, E.A., Phillips, S.M. //et al.// Measuring enjoyment of physical activity in older adults: invariance of the physical activity enjoyment scale (paces) across groups and time. //Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act// **8**, 103 (2011). https:~/~/doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-8-103