Acceptance of an assistive robot in older adults: a mixed-method study of human-robot interaction over a 1-month period in the Living Lab setting

• Published in: Clinical interventions in aging Vol. 9; pp. 801 - 811
• Main Authors: Wu, Ya-Huei, Wrobel, Jérémy, Cornuet, Mélanie, Kerhervé, Hélène, Damnée, Souad, Rigaud, Anne-Sophie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2014; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Dove Press; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: Activities of Daily Living; Adaptive technology; Adult learning; Age; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging; Analysis; assistive robot; Attitude to Computers; Attitudes; Blood pressure; Cognitive ability; Cognitive Dysfunction - psychology; Cognitive Dysfunction - therapy; Communication; Design; Ethics; Female; Focus Groups; Handicapped assistance devices; HRI; human-robot interaction; human-robot interaction (HRI); Humans; Interviews as Topic; Male; Medical research; Mixed methods research; Older people; Original Research; Perceptions; Physiological aspects; Psychological aspects; Qualitative research; robot acceptance; Robotics; Robots; Self-Help Devices - psychology; Surveys and Questionnaires; technology acceptance; User-Computer Interface; Well being; France; assistive robot; technology acceptance; human–robot interaction; HRI; robot-acceptance

There is growing interest in investigating acceptance of robots, which are increasingly being proposed as one form of assistive technology to support older adults, maintain their independence, and enhance their well-being. In the present study, we aimed to observe robot-acceptance in older adults, p...