Improving the quality of life of people with dementia through the use of socially assistive robots

Adriana Tapus

doi:10.1109/AT-EQUAL.2009.26

Improving the quality of life of people with dementia through the use of socially assistive robots

Adriana Tapus

ENSTA ParisTech

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Abstract

In less than 25 years, 37 million people are expected to have dementia and/or Alzheimer's disease. This significant figure is a result of several factors, including increasing life expectancy and an ageing population in developing countries. Alzheimer's disease, a form of dementia, is a progressive brain disorder that causes memory loss, and behavior and personality changes. People suffering from this disease become increasingly physically and cognitively impaired; they usually need help with all aspects of daily living. While there is currently no cure for dementia, special therapies (e.g., arts and crafts, music therapy) can help people with dementia to live as good a life as possible. We propose to use socially assistive robots as customized/ individualized helpers as a complement to humans. This work proposes a new adaptive socially assistive robotic (SAR) system that aims to provide a customized protocol through motivation, encouragement, and companionship for users suffering from cognitive changes related to aging and/or Alzheimer's disease. The robot aims to maintain/improve the user's cognitive attention in a cognitive music game setup.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2009 Advanced Technologies for Enhanced Quality of Life, AT-EQUAL 2009
Pages	81-86
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/AT-EQUAL.2009.26
Publication status	Published - 5 Nov 2009
Externally published	Yes
Event	2009 Advanced Technologies for Enhanced Quality of Life, AT-EQUAL 2009 - Iasi, Romania Duration: 22 Jul 2009 → 26 Jul 2009

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Name	Proceedings - 2009 Advanced Technologies for Enhanced Quality of Life, AT-EQUAL 2009

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Conference	2009 Advanced Technologies for Enhanced Quality of Life, AT-EQUAL 2009
Country/Territory	Romania
City	Iasi
Period	22/07/09 → 26/07/09

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Customized robotic therapy
Learning and behavior adaptation
Socially assistive robotics

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Tapus, A 2009, Improving the quality of life of people with dementia through the use of socially assistive robots. in Proceedings - 2009 Advanced Technologies for Enhanced Quality of Life, AT-EQUAL 2009., 5230995, Proceedings - 2009 Advanced Technologies for Enhanced Quality of Life, AT-EQUAL 2009, pp. 81-86, 2009 Advanced Technologies for Enhanced Quality of Life, AT-EQUAL 2009, Iasi, Romania, 22/07/09. https://doi.org/10.1109/AT-EQUAL.2009.26

Improving the quality of life of people with dementia through the use of socially assistive robots. / Tapus, Adriana.
Proceedings - 2009 Advanced Technologies for Enhanced Quality of Life, AT-EQUAL 2009. 2009. p. 81-86 5230995 (Proceedings - 2009 Advanced Technologies for Enhanced Quality of Life, AT-EQUAL 2009).

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