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Hugo van Dijk 1.1 1 Notes paper 2 week 3.2
2 The Design and Evaluation of a Robotic e-Partner
3 Engaging People with Dementia in Joint Activities
4 with Music
5 Mark A. Neerincx · Ismini Psychoula ·
6 Marieke M. M. Peeters · Bernd Kreynen ·
7 Catharine Oertel
Hugo van Dijk 2.1 8
9 * . Additionally, Chang et al. [11] tested the Paro robot in a nursing home in an 8-weeks trial and observed an increased willingness amongst participants to interact with the robot.
10 * Paro was evaluated more positively, whereas the Guide robot could be improved in terms of making it more simple and improving its ergonomics
11 * Hebesberger et al. [16] investigated the use of a robot as a walking group as-
12 sistant at a care site accompanying adults with advanced dementia. The robot
13 offered visual and acoustic stimulation. The findings suggested that a robot has
14 the potential to enhance motivation, group coherence, and also mood within the
15 walking group
Hugo van Dijk 3.1 16 * For exercise and reminiscence
17 * Music bingo
18 * Robot becomes point of discussion & conversation
19 * Used NAO robot
20 * One participant being negative towards the robot can influence the rest.
21 * Caretaker stresses that caretaker interference is needed for PwD to keep interacting with robot.
22 * Ppl had trouble following movemenents sometimes.
23 * Remenicense exercise made PwD active.
24 * One participant scared of robot when it talked after being quiet for some time.
25 * Caretaker states robot's main purpose should be conversational interaction, not exercise.
26 * Robot should have less monotonic voice.
27 * Ppl remembered robot but not the music/singing/dancing.
28 * Ppl respond more to music than engage in talking
29 * Not clear if positive effect on people's state.
30 * Potentially, inviting to dance better effect than structured exercise.
31 * Positive effect on cognitive activity.
32 * Robot itself not perse positive effect on social interaction, but music does.
33 * Over course of sessions, ppl interacted less with robot and more with each other. If not like robot from start ~-~-> stopped with study. Other ppl displayed continuously high interest levels.