08 September 2023 : Clinical Research
Determinants of Attitude to a Humanoid Social Robot in Care for Older Adults: A Post-Interaction Study
Sławomir Tobis
1ABCDEF*, Joanna Piasek-Skupna 2BEF, Agnieszka Neumann-Podczaska 3BCDEF, Urszula Religioni 4EF, Aleksandra Suwalska 5BCDEF
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.941205
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941205
Table 1 Opinions of participants (n=161) on the role of the robot in care for older adults and its functions, grouped by sociodemographic parameters (mean±SD).
| The robot should be | Functions of the robot | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A companion of the older person | An assistant of the older person | A useful device of the older person | Assistive functions | Social functions | ||
| Age (years) | 60–79 (n=102) | 4.4±1.1 | 4.6±0.8 | 4.7±0.8 | 4.6±0.6 | 4.4±0.8 |
| At least 80 (n=59) | 4.1±1.4 | 4.3±1.2 | 4.5±0.9 | 4.5±0.8 | 4.2±1.0 | |
| Gender | Females (n=89) | 4.0±1.0 | 4.4±1.1 | 4.6±0.9 | 4.6±0.7 | 4.3±0.9 |
| Males (n=72) | 4.5±0.9p<0.05 | 4.6±0.9 | 4.7±0.8 | 4.6±0.6 | 4.4±0.8 | |
| Education | Less than secondary (n=72) | 4.4±1.1 | 4.6±0.7 | 4.7±0.6 | 4.7±0.5 | 4.5±0.6 |
| At least secondary (n=89) | 4.1±1.3 | 4.4±1.2 | 4.5±1.0 | 4.5±0.8 | 4.2±1.0p<0.05 | |
| Place of living | Community (n=48) | 4.0±1.5 | 4.3±1.0 | 4.5±0.9 | 4.6±0.7 | 4.4±0.8 |
| Institution (n=113) | 4.4±1.1 | 4.6±0.9 | 4.7±0.8 | 4.6±0.6 | 4.3±0.9 | |
| SD – standard deviation; n – number of respondents. | ||||||