Can robots improve quality of life in residents and staff in a residential care facility?

Can robots improve quality of life in residents aged over 65 years and staff in a residential care facility?

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12611000959976

Enrollment

132

Registered

2011-09-07

Start date

2011-09-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This project aims to investigate whether robots can improve quality of life for residents and staff in residential care in a retirement village. This is a non-randomised between groups trial of 64 staff and 64 residents. There will be 3 robots in each of two buildings. The robots can – take vital signs, provide entertainment and brain fitness games, have telecommunication, and provide information about activities at the village. The main outcome measures are resident quality of life, depression, and perceptions of the robots. For staff we are also measuring job satisfaction and morale.

Interventions

3 robots will be placed in each of two buildings at the residential care facility. THe robots can measure vital signs (blood pressure, pulse oximetry, blood glucose), telecommunication (with family, friends, staff), brain fitness software and entertainment (show videos, photos), lifetime health diary (shows health records), and access to web based content (such as whats on at the retirement village that day). Staff and residents are free to use the robots at thier discretion. THe robots will be

Study design

Allocation

Non-randomised trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

16 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

living or working in residential care (hospitals or rest homes) at Selwyn Village retirement centre (not independent apartments or villas) residents must be over 65 years Staff must be over 16 years

Exclusion criteria

Don't understand English Too unwell to participate

Outcome results