PRE2019 4 Group7
Group members
Student Group
| Name | Student number | Bachelor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eline Visser | 1375369 | e.a.l.visser@student.tue.nl | Applied Physics |
| Metten de Lange | 1240902 | m.m.d.lange@student.tue.nl | Applied Physics |
| Vera Holtmark van Dijkerhof | 1380893 | v.holtmark.van.dijkerhof@student.tue.nl | Applied Physics |
| Sterre Cuppens | 1387790 | s.cuppens@student.tue.nl | Psychology and Technology |
| Iris de Wit | 1258230 | i.c.d.wit@student.tue.nl | Psychology and Technology |
Problem statement
Objectives
Users
State of the Art
Assistive technology in elderly care
Loneliness and new technologies in a group of Roman adolescents
Socially Assistive Robots in Elderly Care: A Systematic Review into Effects and Effectiveness
Scoping review on the use of socially assistive robot technology in elderly care
With an elderly population that is set to more than double by 2050 worldwide, there will be an increased demand for elderly care. The shift in societal proportions will place new pressures on all aspects of elderly care. Loneliness, for instance, is a consequence of social, psychological and personal factors. Over half of people over the age of 75 live alone and 17% of older people see family, friends or neighbours less than once a week. A recent meta-analysis showed that the impact of loneliness and isolation carries the same mortality risk as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. This poses several impediments in the delivery of high-quality health and social care. Socially assistive robot (SAR) technology could assume new roles in health and social care to meet this higher demand. These are robots adept at completing a complex series of physical tasks with the addition of a social interface capable of convincing a user that the robot is a social interaction partner. Five roles of SAR were identified: affective therapy, cognitive training, social facilitator, companionship and physiological therapy.