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Methodologies Used to Study the Feasibility, Usability, Efficacy, and Effectiveness of Social Robots For Elderly Adults: Scoping Review.

Aysan Mahmoudi AslMauricio Molinari UlateManuel Ángel Franco-MartínHenriëtte Geralde Van der Roest
Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2022)
This study identified several shortcomings in methodologies used to evaluate social robots, resulting in ambivalent study findings. To improve the quality of these types of studies, efficacy/effectiveness studies will benefit from appropriate randomized controlled trial designs with large sample sizes and individual intervention sessions. Experimental designs might work best for feasibility and usability studies. For each of the 3 goals (efficacy/effectiveness, feasibility, and usability) we also recommend a mixed method of data collection. Multiple interaction sessions running for at least 1 month might aid researchers in drawing significant results and prove the real long-term impact of social robots.
Keyphrases
  • randomized controlled trial
  • systematic review
  • electronic health record
  • healthcare
  • mental health
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  • high intensity
  • artificial intelligence
  • data analysis
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