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Main Authors: Fung, Kwong Chiu, Mow, Wai Ho
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.12080
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author Fung, Kwong Chiu
Mow, Wai Ho
author_facet Fung, Kwong Chiu
Mow, Wai Ho
contents Dementia is an overall decline in memory and cognitive skills severe enough to reduce an elders ability to perform everyday activities. There is an increasing need for accessible technologies for cognitive training to slow down the cognitive decline. With the ability to provide instant feedback and assistance, social robotic systems have been proven effective in enhancing learning abilities across various age groups. This study focuses on the design of an interactive robot-assisted scenario training system TrainBo with self-determination theory, derives design requirements through formative and formal studies and the system usability is also be evaluated. A pilot test is conducted on seven older adults with dementia in an elderly care center in Hong Kong for four weeks. Our finding shows that older adults with dementia have an improvement in behavioural engagement, emotional engagement, and intrinsic motivation after using Trainbo. These findings can provide valuable insights into the development of more captivating interactive robots for extensive training purposes.
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spellingShingle TrainBo: An Interactive Robot-assisted Scenario Training System for Older Adults with Dementia
Fung, Kwong Chiu
Mow, Wai Ho
Human-Computer Interaction
Robotics
Dementia is an overall decline in memory and cognitive skills severe enough to reduce an elders ability to perform everyday activities. There is an increasing need for accessible technologies for cognitive training to slow down the cognitive decline. With the ability to provide instant feedback and assistance, social robotic systems have been proven effective in enhancing learning abilities across various age groups. This study focuses on the design of an interactive robot-assisted scenario training system TrainBo with self-determination theory, derives design requirements through formative and formal studies and the system usability is also be evaluated. A pilot test is conducted on seven older adults with dementia in an elderly care center in Hong Kong for four weeks. Our finding shows that older adults with dementia have an improvement in behavioural engagement, emotional engagement, and intrinsic motivation after using Trainbo. These findings can provide valuable insights into the development of more captivating interactive robots for extensive training purposes.
title TrainBo: An Interactive Robot-assisted Scenario Training System for Older Adults with Dementia
topic Human-Computer Interaction
Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.12080