Advances in Mental Health Care: Five N = 1 Studies on the Effects of the Robot Seal Paro in Adults with Severe Intellectual Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Wagemaker, Eline; Dekkers, Tycho J.; Agelink van Rentergem, Joost A.; Volkers, Karin M.; Huizenga, Hilde M.
Titel	Advances in Mental Health Care: Five N = 1 Studies on the Effects of the Robot Seal Paro in Adults with Severe Intellectual Disabilities
Quelle	In: Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 10 (2017) 4, S.309-320 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1931-5864
DOI	10.1080/19315864.2017.1320601
Schlagwörter	Adults; Robotics; Mental Health; Health Services; Therapy; Animals; Moderate Intellectual Disability; Severe Intellectual Disability; Emotional Response; Psychological Patterns; Program Effectiveness; Interaction; Observation; Rating Scales; Regression (Statistics) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Robotertechnik; Psychohygiene; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Therapie; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Emotionales Verhalten; Interaktion; Beobachtung; Rating-Skala; Regression; Regressionsanalyse
Abstract	Background: The evidence base for psychological treatments for autism and mood disorders in people with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities (ID) is limited. Recent promising robot-based innovations in mental health care suggest that robot-based animal assisted therapy (AAT) could be useful to improve social skills and mood in people with moderate to severe ID. This study explores the efficacy of the innovative therapeutic robot seal Paro on alertness and mood in adults with moderate to severe ID. Method: Five N = 1 studies were performed in adults (59-70 years) with moderate to severe ID. During a control phase of four weeks, participants could interact with a plush seal, which was replaced by the robot seal Paro during an equally long treatment phase. Results: In one participant, alertness and mood, as rated by supervisors, improved during the treatment phase as compared to the baseline phase. The other four participants did not improve on either of the outcome measures. Conclusion: We conclude that robot-based AAT does not have clear beneficial effects on alertness and mood in adults with moderate to severe ID, but that positive interactions with the robot seal could be of therapeutic value in itself. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01