Othelia EunKyoung Lee, Kwi Ok Nah, Eun Mi Kim, Namkee G Choi, Do-Hyung Park
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Abstract
This pilot study explored whether a socially assistive robot (SAR) would have positive effects on Korean American immigrant older adults' health behaviors and emotional well-being and whether the older adults would be receptive to the SAR. A total of 30 participants (age 65+) in a large metropolitan area participated in the study, and each participant was provided a SAR named Hyodol for 4 months and interacted with it in ways that they saw appropriate. We used one-group pre- and post-test design to assess changes between baseline and follow-up in medication adherence, depressive symptoms, loneliness, and disability. Additionally, we employed in-depth qualitative interviews to explore participants' perceptions about the SAR. At post-test, participants showed improved medication adherence, reduced depressive symptoms, and a slightly and statistically nonsignificant decrease in loneliness scores. Qualitative data suggested high adoptability of this particular SAR among the participants.
这项试点研究探讨了社交辅助机器人（SAR）是否会对韩裔美国移民老年人的健康行为和情感幸福产生积极影响，以及老年人是否会接受社交辅助机器人。共有 30 名大都市地区的参与者（65 岁以上）参与了这项研究，每位参与者都得到了一个名为 Hyodol 的 SAR，为期 4 个月，并以他们认为合适的方式与 SAR 互动。我们采用单组前测和后测设计，评估基线和随访期间在服药依从性、抑郁症状、孤独感和残疾方面的变化。此外，我们还采用了深入的定性访谈来探讨参与者对 SAR 的看法。在测试后，参与者的服药依从性有所改善，抑郁症状有所减轻，孤独感得分略有下降，但无统计学意义。定性数据表明，这种特殊的 SAR 很容易被参与者采用。
期刊介绍：
The Journal of Applied Gerontology (JAG) is the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society. It features articles that focus on research applications intended to improve the quality of life of older persons or to enhance our understanding of age-related issues that will eventually lead to such outcomes. We construe application broadly and encourage contributions across a range of applications toward those foci, including interventions, methodology, policy, and theory. Manuscripts from all disciplines represented in gerontology are welcome. Because the circulation and intended audience of JAG is global, contributions from international authors are encouraged.
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