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Benefits of Robotic Pets for Elderly Care Home Residents? (International Journal of Older People Nursing)

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A systematic review has examined the evidence on the reported advantages of robopets (defined as small animal-like robots with the appearance and behavioural characteristics of pets) and the effects of robopets on the mental health and well-being of older … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Activity in Care Homes, Agitation, Android Companions, Android Pets, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Care Home Residents, College of Medicine and Health: University of Exeter, Companionship, Distressed Behaviour, Emotional Automata, Emotional Robots, Emotional Wellbeing, Encouraging Independence and Social Interaction, Entertainment and Stimulation, Ethical Issues of Dementia Care, European Centre for Environment and Human Health: University of Exeter Medical School, Evidence Synthesis Team: NIHR CLAHRC South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC), Feelings of Loneliness, Health Care for Older Care Home Residents, International Journal of Older People Nursing, Interventions for BPSD, Interventions for Social Isolation and Loneliness in Men, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Loneliness in Older People, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health and Wellbeing in Adult Social Care, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, NIHR CLAHRC South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC), Older Care Home Residents, Older People Living in Care Homes, Pets (Robotic), Pets as Companions for People with Dementia, Psychological and Emotional Wellbeing, Quality of Life and Relationship Quality for People With Dementia, Quality of Life for People Living in Care Homes, Quality of Life for People With Dementia, Reducing Agitation and Distress, RoboPets for Care Home Residents, Robot Seal (PARO), Robotic Care for the Elderly, Robotic Pets for Care Home Residents, Social Companion Robots, Social Interaction, Social Interaction With Robopets, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, University of Exeter, University of Exeter Medical School: University of Exeter | Leave a comment

The Longitude Prize 2014 (BBC 2 Horizon / BBC News)

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Celebrating BBC2’s 50th anniversary, the BBC 2 TV Horizon programme has invited the public to vote on scientific innovations which might help to tackle the greatest challenges facing mankind today. One of the topics eligible for consideration is helping … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Housing, In the News, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged 1714 Longitude Prize, Android Companions, Android Pets, Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Stewardship, Antibiotic-Resistant Bacterial Infections, Antibiotic-Resistant Hospital Infections, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence: Assisting People With Dementia, Assisted Living Technology, Assistive Technology, Automation, £10 million Longitude Prize 2014, BBC News: Science and Environment, BBC2 50th Anniversary, BBC2 Horizon (TV Programme), Board of Longitude’s 1714 Longitude Prize, Brain-Controlled Interfaces, Caregiving (Carers), Carers, Citizen Participation, Companionship, Crowd-Sourced Information, Crowdsourcing, Dementia Aids, Detection of Dangerous Situations, Digital Technology, Distressed Behaviour, Eating Drinking and Activity Patterns, Emerging Technology, Emotional Automata, Emotional Robots, Enabling Technology, Family Carers, Global Impact of Dementia 2013–2050, Health and Care Technology, High Impact Innovations, Home Care Robots, Housing Adaptations, Impact of Caring on Carers, Informal Carers, Innovation, Innovation Challenge Prizes, Innovation for an Ageing Population, Integrated Smart Home, Involvement and Participation, John Harrison (Yorkshire Clockmaker), Leadership for Innovation, Longitude Problem, Marine Timekeeper Watch (John Harrison), Mind-Controlled Technology, National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts (NESTA), Needs of Carers, Nerve Stimulation Technology, NESTA, New Technology, Optical Recognition Units, Paralysis, Participation in Research, Participatory Society, Pets (Robotic), Professor Brian Cox, Regenerative Medicine, Research and Innovation, Robot Seal (PARO), Robotic Care for the Elderly, Robotic Exoskeleton, Science and Innovation, Smart Home Adaptations, Smart Homes, Smart Housing, Smart Sensors, Social Companion Robots, Support for Carers, Tackling Barriers to Innovation, Technology Strategy Board (TSB), The Longitude Prize 2014, Therapeutic Robots, Transformative Technology, TSB: Technology Strategy Board, Use of Social Robots in the Fourth Age, Wearable Robots, Widening Participation | Leave a comment

Emotional Robots: Robot Seals Comfort Dementia Patients (Age UK / BBC News / GeroPsych: Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry)

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Research into the therapeutic uses of android companions indicates that PARO (a robotic harp seal) can help to reduce anxiety and distress among people with mild to late-stage dementia. Emotional robots – somewhat similar to pets – appear to have … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, Assistive Technology, BBC News, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Universal Interest | Tagged Agitation, Android Companions, Android Pets, Australia, BBC News Intelligent Machines Series (2015), Carebot P37 S65, Companionship, Distressed Behaviour, Emotional Automata, Emotional Robots, Ethical Issues of Dementia Care, GeroPsych: Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry, Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry (GeroPsych), Mental Wellbeing, Mobiserv Project, Mobiserv: Integrated Intelligent Home Environment for the Provision of Health Nutrition and Well-Being Services to Older Adults, Pets (Robotic), Pets as Companions for People with Dementia, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Robot Interventions for Intramural Psychogeriatric Care, Robot Seal (PARO), Robotic Care for the Elderly, Social Companion Robots, Spatio-Temporal Representations and Activities for Cognitive Control in Long-Term Scenarios (Strands), Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, TED Talks, Toli Corp (Mats), Toyota, University of Birmingham, University of Brighton, Use of Social Robots in the Fourth Age | Leave a comment

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