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Telepresence robots: Encouraging interactive communication between family carers and people with dementia
Author(s) -
Moyle Wendy,
Jones Cindy,
Sung Billy
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
australasian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 1440-6381
DOI - 10.1111/ajag.12713
Subject(s) - social connectedness , feeling , dementia , perspective (graphical) , robot , family member , nursing , psychology , aged care , qualitative research , medicine , social psychology , computer science , sociology , family medicine , social science , disease , pathology , artificial intelligence
Objective The aim of the study was to explore the feasibility of using telepresence robots to encourage interactive communication in dementia care, from the perspective of family carers. Methods Qualitative findings from semi‐structured interviews with six family carers. Results Generally, family carers reported a feeling of presence and connectedness when talking to their family member via the telepresence robots. They reported the robots as helping to enhance longer conversations and social connection with their family member. Conclusion Telepresence may offer potential to encourage social connection, in particular where families are unable to make regular visits to the nursing home.