Elderly People Living at Home, With an Internet Connection at Home
Conditions
Keywords
Elderly people, Living at home, Internet connection
Brief summary
The main purpose of this monocentric, prospective study is to measure the impact of the implementation of a robotic social telepresence tool, during three months at home, on the feeling of loneliness and social isolation of the elderly
Detailed description
This non-interventional and prospective study offers elderly people living at home the opportunity to host a social telepresence robot, for a period of three months, with the aim of maintaining a link with those around them and discovering activities offered by professionals (cooking, yoga, visiting virtual museum, etc.) via a networking platform. This study consists of questionnaires and score calculations, assessing their feeling of loneliness and how they accept the robot in their home. Subjects will be interviewed one week before the robot arrives at their home, at the start of the study (when the robot arrives). The follow-up is carried out by a neuropsychologist at 6, 12 and 24 weeks of presence at home. Data measuring loneliness and social isolation, memory, patient interaction with the robot, their quality of life as well as their emotions will be collected using questionnaires.
Interventions
DEVICESocial telepresence robot
Use of a social telepresence robot at home, during three months with the aim of reducing the feeling of loneliness and social isolation among the elderly.
Sponsors
Gérond'if
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Subjects aged at least 65 and living at home in Ile-de-France * Having expressed his non-opposition to his participation in the study * Agreeing to host a social telepresence robot at home * Having an internet connection at home
Exclusion criteria
* Subject aged under 65 or not living at home in Ile-de-France * Having expressed his opposition to his participation in the study * With moderate / major cognitive impairment (Mini-mental state examination (MMSE) \<20) * Placed under tutorship / curatorship * Whose housing surface is insufficient for reception and robot movements
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measuring the perception of social support according Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support | 24 weeks |
| Measuring subjective feelings of loneliness as well as feelings of social isolation according the UCLA Loneliness Scale | 24 weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment of the impact of health according 12-Item Short Form Survey (SF-12) scale | 24 weeks |
| Assessment of depressive state according Geriatric Depression Scale | 24 weeks |
| Measuring the perceived usability of the robot's software according the System Usability Scale | 24 weeks |
| Assessment of the psycho-social impact of the device technology on the lives of users according The Psychosocial Impact of Assistive Devices Scales (PIADS) | 12 weeks |
| Measuring the dimensions of the telepresence according Telepresence Temple Presence Inventory (TPI) | 12 weeks |
| Assessment positive and negative affect according the Positive Affect Negative Affect Scale (PANAS) | 24 weeks |
| Measuring technology acceptance according ALMERE questionnaire | 12 weeks |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed