Electrodermal activity: Explorations in the psychophysiology of engagement with social robots in dementia

Giulia Perugia; Daniel Rodriguez-Martin; Marta DIaz Boladeras; Andreu Catala Mallofre; Emilia Barakova; Matthias Rauterberg

doi:10.1109/ROMAN.2017.8172464

Electrodermal activity: Explorations in the psychophysiology of engagement with social robots in dementia

Giulia Perugia, Daniel Rodriguez-Martin, Marta DIaz Boladeras, Andreu Catala Mallofre, Emilia Barakova, Matthias Rauterberg

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Abstract

The study of engagement is central to improve the quality of care and provide people with dementia with meaningful activities. Current assessment techniques of engagement for people with dementia rely exclusively on behavior observation. However, novel unobtrusive sensing technologies, capable of tracking psychological states during activities, can provide us with a deeper layer of knowledge about engagement. We compared the engagement of persons with dementia involved in two playful activities, a game-based cognitive stimulation and a robot-based free play, using observational rating scales and electrodermal activity (EDA). Results highlight significant differences in observational rating scales and EDA between the two activities and several significant correlations between the items of observational rating scales of engagement and affect, and EDA features.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	RO-MAN 2017 - 26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	1248-1254
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538635186
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2017.8172464
Publication status	Published - 8 Dec 2017
Event	26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2017) - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 28 Aug 2017 → 1 Sep 2017 Conference number: 26 http://www.ro-man2017.org/site/

Conference

Conference	26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2017)
Abbreviated title	RO-MAN 2017
Country	Portugal
City	Lisbon
Period	28/08/17 → 1/09/17
Other	Human-Robot Collaboration and Human Assistance for an Improved Quality of Life
Internet address	http://www.ro-man2017.org/site/

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Perugia, G., Rodriguez-Martin, D., Boladeras, M. DI., Mallofre, A. C., Barakova, E., & Rauterberg, M. (2017). Electrodermal activity: Explorations in the psychophysiology of engagement with social robots in dementia. In RO-MAN 2017 - 26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (pp. 1248-1254). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2017.8172464

Perugia, Giulia ; Rodriguez-Martin, Daniel ; Boladeras, Marta DIaz ; Mallofre, Andreu Catala ; Barakova, Emilia ; Rauterberg, Matthias. / Electrodermal activity : Explorations in the psychophysiology of engagement with social robots in dementia. RO-MAN 2017 - 26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2017. pp. 1248-1254

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Electrodermal activity : Explorations in the psychophysiology of engagement with social robots in dementia. / Perugia, Giulia; Rodriguez-Martin, Daniel; Boladeras, Marta DIaz; Mallofre, Andreu Catala; Barakova, Emilia ; Rauterberg, Matthias.

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Perugia G, Rodriguez-Martin D, Boladeras MDI, Mallofre AC, Barakova E , Rauterberg M. Electrodermal activity: Explorations in the psychophysiology of engagement with social robots in dementia. In RO-MAN 2017 - 26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 2017. p. 1248-1254 https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2017.8172464