Impact of an Emotional Robot on Quality of Working Life of Caregivers in a Geriatric Unit Specialized in Dementia
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 75
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Impact of the PARO robot on the quality of worklife among caregivers in a specialised unit dor dementia patients
研究概览
简要总结
Since February 2016, with the objective of improving the quality of life and the autonomy of residents, the Le Mans General Hospital uses an interactive "emotional" robot within its geriatric wards.
This emotional robot, Paro, is equipped with a dozen sensors, 3 microphones and interacts with its user: it reacts to touch, voice and heat making small sounds and moves its head, fins and tail. The algorithm that governs Paro's behavior allows him to offer a behavioral answer adapted to the user's stimuli. Thus, Paro is able to communicate beneficial emotions to patients.
To this day however there is no published study exploring the effect of such a robot on team dynamics among caregivers in hospital units.
Our research aims at highlighting the benefits that a healthcare team perceives when working with this tool among patients suffering from dementia.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Health Services Research
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Non medical caregiver (nurse, nursing aid, orderly, psychological aid worker) working in one of the selected geriatric wards.
排除标准
- •Refusal to participate in the study
结局指标
主要结局
Impact of the PARO robot on the quality of worklife among caregivers in a specialised unit dor dementia patients
时间窗: 1 month
Semidirective interviews of the caregivers about their feelings at work, before the introduction of Paro and after 1 month of use. We will use textual analysis software to reveal speech classes to avoid analysis bias and interpretation.
次要结局
- Impact of PARO on the caregivers perception of their own health.(1 month)
- Impact of PARO on the caregivers perception of their own anxiety at work.(1 month)
- Impact of PARO on the caregivers perception of their own stress at work.(1 month)