DocumentCode :
1638377
Title :
Older adults´ medication management in the home: How can robots help?
Author :
Prakash, Aravind ; Beer, J.M. ; Deyle, Travis ; Smarr, C.-A. ; Chen, Tiffany L. ; Mitzner, T.L. ; Kemp, Charles C. ; Rogers, W.A.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Psychol., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
fYear :
2013
Firstpage :
283
Lastpage :
290
Abstract :
Successful management of medications is critical to maintaining healthy and independent living for older adults. However, medication non-adherence is a common problem with a high risk for severe consequences [5], which can jeopardize older adults´ chances to age in place [1]. Well-designed robots assisting with medication management tasks could support older adults´ independence. Design of successful robots will be enhanced through understanding concerns, attitudes, and preferences for medication assistance tasks. We assessed older adults´ reactions to medication hand-off from a mobile manipulator with 12 participants (68-79 years). We identified factors that affected their attitudes toward a mobile manipulator for supporting general medication management tasks in the home. The older adults were open to robot assistance; however, their preferences varied depending on the nature of the medication management task. For instance, they preferred a robot (over a human) to remind them to take medications, but preferred human assistance for deciding what medication to take and for administering the medication. Factors such as perceptions of one´s own capability and robot reliability ifluenced their attitudes.
Keywords :
assisted living; drugs; geriatrics; handicapped aids; human-robot interaction; manipulators; medical robotics; mobile robots; age 68 yr to 79 yr; attitude; healthy living; home; human assistance; independent living; medication administration; medication assistance task; medication hand-off; medication management task; medication nonadherence; mobile manipulator; older adult independence; older adult medication management; older adult reaction; robot assistance; robot design; robot reliability; Biomedical imaging; Interviews; Manipulators; Mobile communication; Mobile robots; Radiofrequency identification; Aging; assistive robots; delivering medication; home environment; medication management; older adults;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), 2013 8th ACM/IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
ISSN :
2167-2121
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-3099-2
Electronic_ISBN :
2167-2121
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/HRI.2013.6483600
Filename :
6483600
Link To Document :
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