Using New Technique, Robot Assisted Activity (RAA) for Elderly of Acute Care Hospital

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26350683
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: Kawasaki Medical School
• Principal Investigator: Hayashi Jiro 川崎医科大学, 医学部, 講師 (10299232)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 中島 一毅 川崎医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (10351909) ; 浦上 淳 川崎医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (70319979)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: ロボット介在活動 / 急性期医療

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The robot is began to use in nursing care and medical field for psychological and physical aid. On the psychological aid, ‘robot assisted activity (RAA)’ has been conducted as a substitute for Animal Assisted Activity (AAA) in the field of nursing care. There are some reports on the effect of RAA at the elderly care facility for nursing care, but there are no reports at the acute care field . We investigated the effect of RAA using mental commitment robot "Paro" for elderly of acute care Hospital.

Free Research Field

消化器外科