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Acceptability of socially assistive robots among cognitively intact older adults: An integrative review

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2021

Department/School

Nursing

Publication Title

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Abstract

An aging population and technology are two rapidly evolving phenomena occurring simultaneously worldwide. To examine the literature on the acceptability of socially assistive robots (SAR) among cognitively intact older adults, an integrative review of the literature was performed using Whittemore and Knafl's approach. Electronic databases searched included CINAHL, PubMed, and the Cochrane Library. Review was limited to peer-reviewed articles published between 2013 and 2019, in or translated into English language, and included evaluation of the robot within a social context in older adults aged ≥60 years with intact cognition. A total of five articles were included in the review. There were 125 male and female participants in all studies, and the mean age of participants ranged from 66.3 to 77.1 years. The robots studied varied in design and functionality. Findings showed older adults who are cognitively intact find SAR easy to use and useful, suggesting acceptability of SAR. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 47(9), 49–54.]

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M. Caboral-Stevens is a faculty member in EMU's School of Nursing.

^M. Kachaturoff is an EMU staff member.

*K. Shindler and A. Fasbinder are EMU students.

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