Imperial College London
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ProfessorRaviVaidyanathan

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Professor in Biomechatronics
 
 
 
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717City and Guilds BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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@article{Natarajan:2022:10.1016/j.jagp.2021.05.003,
author = {Natarajan, N and Vaitheswaran, S and Raposo, de Lima M and Wairagkar, M and Vaidyanathan, R},
doi = {10.1016/j.jagp.2021.05.003},
journal = {American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry},
pages = {240--245},
title = {Acceptability of social robots and adaptation of hybrid-face robot for dementia care in India: a qualitative study},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2021.05.003},
volume = {30},
year = {2022}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - ObjectivesThis study aims to understand the acceptability of social robots and the adaptation of the Hybrid-Face Robot for dementia care in India.MethodsWe conducted a focus group discussion and in-depth interviews with persons with dementia (PwD), their caregivers, professionals in the field of dementia, and technical experts in robotics to collect qualitative data.ResultsThis study explored the following themes: Acceptability of Robots in Dementia Care in India, Adaptation of Hybrid-Face Robot and Future of Robots in Dementia Care. Caregivers and PwD were open to the idea of social robot use in dementia care; caregivers perceived it to help with the challenges of caregiving and positively viewed a future with robots.DiscussionThis study is the first of its kind to explore the use of social robots in dementia care in India by highlighting user needs and requirements that determine acceptability and guiding adaptation.
AU  - Natarajan,N
AU  - Vaitheswaran,S
AU  - Raposo,de Lima M
AU  - Wairagkar,M
AU  - Vaidyanathan,R
DO  - 10.1016/j.jagp.2021.05.003
EP  - 245
PY  - 2022///
SN  - 1064-7481
SP  - 240
TI  - Acceptability of social robots and adaptation of hybrid-face robot for dementia care in India: a qualitative study
T2  - American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2021.05.003
UR  - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1064748121003183?via%3Dihub
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/89672
VL  - 30
ER  -
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