PARO as a Biofeedback Medical Device for Mental Health in the COVID-19 Era

被引：17

作者：

Shibata, Takanori ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Hung, Lillian ^{[4
,5
]}

Petersen, Sandra ^{[6
]}

Darling, Kate ^{[7
]}

Inoue, Kaoru ^{[8
]}

Martyn, Katharine ^{[9
]}

Hori, Yoko ^{[10
]}

Lane, Geoffrey ^{[11
]}

Park, Davis ^{[12
]}

Mizoguchi, Ruth ^{[13
,14
]}

Takano, Chihiro ^{[15
]}

Harper, Sarah ^{[16
,17
]}

Leeson, George W. ^{[16
,17
]}

Coughlin, Joseph F. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Inst Adv Ind Sci & Technol, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058568, Japan

[2] Tokyo Inst Technol, Sch Comp, Tokyo 1528550, Japan

[3] MIT, AgeLab, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA

[4] Simon Fraser Univ, Gerontol Res Ctr, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada

[5] Univ British Columbia, Sch Nursing, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada

[6] Univ Texas Tyler, Doctor Nursing Practice DNP & Psychiat Mental Hlt, Tyler, TX 75799 USA

[7] MIT, Media Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA

[8] Tokyo Metropolitan Univ, Dept Occupat Therapy, Arakawa 1168551, Japan

[9] Univ Brighton, Sch Hlth Sci, Brighton BN2 4AT, E Sussex, England

[10] Happy Net Assoc, Nagoya, Aichi 4510042, Japan

[11] Vet Affairs Palo Alto Hlth Care Syst, Livermore Div, Livermore, CA 94550 USA

[12] Front Porch Ctr Innovat & Wellbeing, Glendale, CA 91203 USA

[13] Chelsea & Westminster Hosp NHS Fdn Trust, London SW10 9NH, England

[14] Imperial Coll London, Fac Med, London SW7 2BX, England

[15] Toshima Cable Network Co Ltd, Tokyo 1710021, Japan

[16] Univ Oxford, Oxford Inst Populat Ageing, Oxford OX1 2JD, England

[17] Univ Oxford, Oxford Martin Sch, Oxford OX1 2JD, England

来源：

SUSTAINABILITY | 2021年 / 13卷 / 20期

关键词：

biofeedback therapy; COVID-19; pandemic; mental health; social distancing; loneliness; stress; agitation; anxiety; depression; THERAPEUTIC SEAL ROBOT; COMPANION ROBOT; PEOPLE; CARE;

D O I：

10.3390/su132011502

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading across the globe, and it could take years for society to fully recover. Personal protective equipment (PPE), various hygiene measures, and social distancing have been implemented to reduce "human to human " contact, which is an essential part of outbreak prevention. The pressure of the pandemic combined with decreased communication and social contact have taken a toll on the mental health of many individuals, especially with respect to anxiety and depression. Effective use of robots and technology as a substitute for-or in coordination with-traditional medicine could play a valuable role in reducing psychological distress now more than ever. This paper summarizes the results of a comprehensive review of clinical research on PARO, a therapeutic seal robot, which has been used extensively as a biofeedback medical device and socially assistive robot in the field of mental health. PARO has proven to be an effective and economical non-pharmacological intervention method for both mental and physical well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilization of PARO during these times has provided more data for consideration and has helped in mitigating the negative stigma surrounding using robots in therapeutic settings.</p>

引用

页数：17

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