Adding a context: will it influence human-robot interaction of people living with dementia?

J. Hendrix; Yuan Feng; Marieke van Otterdijk; Emilia I. Barakova

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-35888-4_46

Adding a context: will it influence human-robot interaction of people living with dementia?

J. Hendrix, Yuan Feng, Marieke van Otterdijk, Emilia I. Barakova

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Abstract

Improving the quality of life of people with dementia in long-term care facilities is very important and can be achieved by designing engaging activities for the residents. The introduction of social robots for people with dementia has already proven its benefits, and we expected that adding contextual cues to this interaction would enhance the positive engagement of these individuals. A total of five participants took part in a comparison study in which they engaged in a free-play session with the robot PLEO and in a free-play session with the robot PLEO within a jungle-themed context. The gaze and arm/hand behaviors of the participants were measured and were used to determine the level of their engagement. Contrary to our expectations, we found a significant decrease in engagement for the sessions where the context was added to the interaction. Our explanation of this result is that the added cues increased the threshold to interact with the robot, but the elderly were still engaged as spectators.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Social Robotics - 11th International Conference, ICSR 2019, Proceedings
Editors	Miguel A. Salichs, Shuzhi Sam Ge, Emilia Ivanova Barakova, John-John Cabibihan, Alan R. Wagner, Álvaro Castro-González, Hongsheng He
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Pages	494-504
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-35888-4
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-35887-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35888-4_46
Publication status	Published - 17 Nov 2019
Event	11th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR 2019 - Madrid, Spain Duration: 26 Nov 2019 → 29 Nov 2019

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Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	SpringerLink
Volume	11876

Conference

Conference	11th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR 2019
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Madrid
Period	26/11/19 → 29/11/19

Keywords

People with dementia
Social robots
Contextual design
Multi-sensory stimulation
Engagement
human-robot interaction
Human-robot interaction

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Hendrix, J., Feng, Y., van Otterdijk, M., & Barakova, E. I. (2019). Adding a context: will it influence human-robot interaction of people living with dementia? In M. A. Salichs, S. S. Ge, E. I. Barakova, J.-J. Cabibihan, A. R. Wagner, Á. Castro-González, & H. He (Eds.), Social Robotics - 11th International Conference, ICSR 2019, Proceedings (pp. 494-504). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 11876). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35888-4_46

Hendrix, J. ; Feng, Yuan ; van Otterdijk, Marieke et al. / Adding a context : will it influence human-robot interaction of people living with dementia?. Social Robotics - 11th International Conference, ICSR 2019, Proceedings. editor / Miguel A. Salichs ; Shuzhi Sam Ge ; Emilia Ivanova Barakova ; John-John Cabibihan ; Alan R. Wagner ; Álvaro Castro-González ; Hongsheng He. Cham : Springer, 2019. pp. 494-504 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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Hendrix, J, Feng, Y, van Otterdijk, M & Barakova, EI 2019, Adding a context: will it influence human-robot interaction of people living with dementia? in MA Salichs, SS Ge, EI Barakova, J-J Cabibihan, AR Wagner, Á Castro-González & H He (eds), Social Robotics - 11th International Conference, ICSR 2019, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 11876, Springer, Cham, pp. 494-504, 11th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR 2019, Madrid, Spain, 26/11/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35888-4_46

Adding a context: will it influence human-robot interaction of people living with dementia? / Hendrix, J.; Feng, Yuan; van Otterdijk, Marieke et al.
Social Robotics - 11th International Conference, ICSR 2019, Proceedings. ed. / Miguel A. Salichs; Shuzhi Sam Ge; Emilia Ivanova Barakova; John-John Cabibihan; Alan R. Wagner; Álvaro Castro-González; Hongsheng He. Cham: Springer, 2019. p. 494-504 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 11876).

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Hendrix J, Feng Y, van Otterdijk M, Barakova EI. Adding a context: will it influence human-robot interaction of people living with dementia? In Salichs MA, Ge SS, Barakova EI, Cabibihan JJ, Wagner AR, Castro-González Á, He H, editors, Social Robotics - 11th International Conference, ICSR 2019, Proceedings. Cham: Springer. 2019. p. 494-504. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-35888-4_46

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