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Factors affecting the acceptability of social robots by older adults including people with dementia or cognitive impairment: A literature review

Findings
  • Supporting technical documents that are social systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Scientific Abstract
    Publisher
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2015-05
  • Year Published
    2018
  • Quality Rating
    4/9 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    Netherlands (10); United States (8); France (5); New Zealand (5); United Kingdom (4); Canada (3); Ghana (3); Australia (2); Austria (1); Denmark (1); Italy (1); Japan (1); Spain (1); Sweden (1); Switzerland (1); Taiwan (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
    Not applicable
Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Evidence syntheses addressing other questions
  • Type of question
    Not effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Domain
    Programs and services
    Community and social services
    Other social services
    Sustainable Development Goals
    3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
  • Social system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    With what supports are services provided
    ICT/AI-enabled support for individuals who provide services
    ICT/AI-enabled support for individuals who receive services
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
Publication details
  • Citation
    Whelan S, Murphy K, Barrett E, Krusche C, Santorelli A, Casey D. Factors affecting the acceptability of social robots by older adults including people with dementia or cognitive impairment: A literature review. International Journal of Social Robotics. 2018;643-668.
  • DOI
    10.1007/s12369-018-0471-x

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