Review of outcome measures in PARO robot intervention studies for dementia care

Hee Sun Kang; Kiyoko Makimoto; Rie Konno; In Soon Koh

doi:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2019.09.003

Review of outcome measures in PARO robot intervention studies for dementia care

Geriatr Nurs. 2020 May-Jun;41(3):207-214. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2019.09.003. Epub 2019 Oct 24.

Authors

Hee Sun Kang¹, Kiyoko Makimoto², Rie Konno³, In Soon Koh⁴

Affiliations

¹ Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-Rd, Dongjak-Gu, Seoul 156-756, South Korea. Electronic address: goodcare@cau.ac.kr.
² School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Konan Women's University, Kobe, Japan.
³ Kansai University of International Studies, Hyogo, Japan.
⁴ Department of Nursing, Andong Science College, South Korea. Electronic address: aortana@naver.com.

PMID: 31668459
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2019.09.003

Abstract

The aim of this study was to describe interventions for PARO, as well as the outcomes evaluated and found following use of PARO, and to identify outcome measures in PARO intervention studies for older adults with dementia. Multiple databases (Web of Science, PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, EMBASE, Cochrane, and Scopus) were searched and eight studies were included in the systematic review. The review demonstrated that interventions using PARO can be beneficial for improving QOL, affect, social interaction, and reducing NPS and psychotropic or pain medication use. This study identified three domains of outcome measures used to assess the effects of interventions using the PARO robot: quality of life, biological and physiological conditions, and medical treatment.

Keywords: Aged; Dementia; Outcome assessment; Review; Socially assistive robots.

Publication types

Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Dementia / therapy*
Humans
Outcome Assessment, Health Care*
Quality of Life*
Robotics / instrumentation*
Social Interaction*