Study of the Impact of a Social Telepresence Robot on Social Isolation and Loneliness of the Elderly at Home

Completed

• Conditions: With an Internet Connection at Home; Elderly People Living at Home

• Registration Number: NCT04767100
• Lead Sponsor: Gérond'if

Brief Summary

The main purpose of this monocentric, prospective study is to measure the impact of the implementation of a robotic social telepresence tool, during three months at home, on the feeling of loneliness and social isolation of the elderly

Detailed Description

This non-interventional and prospective study offers elderly people living at home the opportunity to host a social telepresence robot, for a period of three months, with the aim of maintaining a link with those around them and discovering activities offered by professionals (cooking, yoga, visiting virtual museum, etc.) via a networking platform.

This study consists of questionnaires and score calculations, assessing their feeling of loneliness and how they accept the robot in their home.

Subjects will be interviewed one week before the robot arrives at their home, at the start of the study (when the robot arrives).

The follow-up is carried out by a neuropsychologist at 6, 12 and 24 weeks of presence at home.

Data measuring loneliness and social isolation, memory, patient interaction with the robot, their quality of life as well as their emotions will be collected using questionnaires.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-09-24
• Study First Submitted: 2021-02-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-02-19
• Study First Posted: 2021-02-23
• Primary Completion: 2021-07-08
• Study Completion: 2021-07-29
• Status Verified: 2023-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-02-02
• Last Update Posted: 2023-02-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 56

Inclusion Criteria

• Subjects aged at least 65 and living at home in Ile-de-France
• Having expressed his non-opposition to his participation in the study
• Agreeing to host a social telepresence robot at home
• Having an internet connection at home

Exclusion Criteria

• Subject aged under 65 or not living at home in Ile-de-France
• Having expressed his opposition to his participation in the study
• With moderate / major cognitive impairment (Mini-mental state examination (MMSE) <20)
• Placed under tutorship / curatorship
• Whose housing surface is insufficient for reception and robot movements

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measuring the perception of social support according Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support	24 weeks
Measuring subjective feelings of loneliness as well as feelings of social isolation according the UCLA Loneliness Scale	24 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Assessment positive and negative affect according the Positive Affect Negative Affect Scale (PANAS)	24 weeks
Measuring the perceived usability of the robot's software according the System Usability Scale	24 weeks
Measuring technology acceptance according ALMERE questionnaire	12 weeks
Assessment of depressive state according Geriatric Depression Scale	24 weeks
Assessment of the psycho-social impact of the device technology on the lives of users according The Psychosocial Impact of Assistive Devices Scales (PIADS)	12 weeks
Measuring the dimensions of the telepresence according Telepresence Temple Presence Inventory (TPI)	12 weeks
Assessment of the impact of health according 12-Item Short Form Survey (SF-12) scale	24 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Living Lab Department, Broca Hospital; 🇫🇷 Paris, Île-de-France, France