The (Cost)Effectiveness of a Social Robot for Persons with Problems in Daily Structure and Planning in Disability Care
The (Cost)Effectiveness of a Social Robot in Decreasing Professional Caregiver Support and Increasing Independence for Persons in Disability Care Experiencing Problems in Daily Structure and Planning: a Multiple Baseline Case Study
Academy Het Dorp
30 participants
Nov 29, 2023
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this multiple baseline single case study is to study the (cost)effectiveness of a social robot in reducing professional caregiver support and promoting independence for individuals in long-term disability care experiencing problems with daily structure and planning. The main research questions it aims to answer are: * What is the effect of the social robot on the frequency of moments professional caregivers support individuals experiencing problems with daily structure and planning with the execution of daily activities, compared to care as usual, after 6 weeks? * Does the effect of the social robot persist in the long term (after 6 months)? * What is the cost-effectiveness of the social robot? Participants will: * Use a social robot in their daily living environment * Answer survey questions about their quality of life and wellbeing during the study period * Share their experiences in interviews Their profesional caregivers will: * Register the frequency and duration of support they provide to the participant daily for 13 weeks and a 2-week follow-up * Give weekly updates and score participants' goal attainment while using the social robot * Fill in questionnaires on participants' productivity and health care consumption during the study period * Share their experiences in interviews
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria7
- Age: ≥18 years
- Living in an inpatient long-term disability care facility
- Participant 1) has difficulty with planning and structuring and/or remembering tasks, appointments, and activities, and/or 2) needs outside activation to execute tasks, appointments, and activities
- Able to understand verbal instructions and willing to follow these
- Cognitive capacity to, together with their professional caregiver, set goals to work on with the social robot
- Motivated to work with the social robot on 3-5 goals, for which the participant receives daily or weekly guidance in their home
- Professional caregivers are motivated to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria2
- Prone to express tension in physical aggression
- Highly sensitive to auditory stimuli
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Interventions
Tessa is a small flowerpot shaped robot with two amber LED-lit eyes. The robot is always connected to the power network and internet and speaks reminders at a preset time. These notifications are installed by the user, who can be the professional caregiver or in some cases the participant themselves, using an accessible web app. Together with the participant and their professional caregiver, selected activities are translated into goals that the robot will support using Goal Attainment Scaling (Kiresuk \& Sherman, 1968), an individualized evaluation method to monitor the progress of (treatment) goals. The goals are evaluated weekly during the study period using a 5-point scale.
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NCT06592404