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Review

The Use of Robotic Technology in the Healthcare of People above the Age of 65—A Systematic Review

by
Ann-Chatrin Linqvist Leonardsen
1,2,*,
Camilla Hardeland
1,
Ann Karin Helgesen
1,
Carina Bååth
1,3,
Lilliana del Busso
1 and
Vigdis Abrahamsen Grøndahl
1
1
Faculty of Health, Welfare and Organization, Ostfold University College, Postal Box Code 700, 1757 Halden, Norway
2
Department of Anesthesia, Ostfold Hospital Trust, Postal Box Code 300, 1714 Grålum, Norway
3
Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, Science, and Technology, Karlstad University, SE-651 88 Karlstad, Sweden
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Healthcare 2023, 11(6), 904; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11060904
Submission received: 24 February 2023 / Revised: 17 March 2023 / Accepted: 20 March 2023 / Published: 21 March 2023
(This article belongs to the Topic Healthy, Safe and Active Aging)
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Aim: The integration of robots can help provide solutions in regards to the need for an increase in resources in healthcare. The aim of this review was to identify how robots are utilized in the healthcare of people who are over the age of 65 and how this population experiences interacting with healthcare robots. Design: A systematic literature review with an integrated design was conducted. Methods: A literature search was performed in the electronic databases CINAHL via EBSCO, EMBASE, and Medline via Ovid. Content analysis was performed to assess the studies that were included in this review. Results: A total of 14 articles were included. Participants in the studies included 453 older people ranging from 65 to 108 years of age. Nine of the studies focused on people with dementia or cognitive impairment. Seven studies included different types of socially assistive human-like robots, six of the studies included two different types of animal-like robots, and one study focused on a robotic rollator. The robots mainly served as social assistive- or engagement robots.
Keywords: animal-like; human-like; older people; robot; systematic review; technology animal-like; human-like; older people; robot; systematic review; technology

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Leonardsen, A.-C.L.; Hardeland, C.; Helgesen, A.K.; Bååth, C.; del Busso, L.; Grøndahl, V.A. The Use of Robotic Technology in the Healthcare of People above the Age of 65—A Systematic Review. Healthcare 2023, 11, 904. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11060904

AMA Style

Leonardsen A-CL, Hardeland C, Helgesen AK, Bååth C, del Busso L, Grøndahl VA. The Use of Robotic Technology in the Healthcare of People above the Age of 65—A Systematic Review. Healthcare. 2023; 11(6):904. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11060904

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Leonardsen, Ann-Chatrin Linqvist, Camilla Hardeland, Ann Karin Helgesen, Carina Bååth, Lilliana del Busso, and Vigdis Abrahamsen Grøndahl. 2023. "The Use of Robotic Technology in the Healthcare of People above the Age of 65—A Systematic Review" Healthcare 11, no. 6: 904. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11060904

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Leonardsen, A.-C. L., Hardeland, C., Helgesen, A. K., Bååth, C., del Busso, L., & Grøndahl, V. A. (2023). The Use of Robotic Technology in the Healthcare of People above the Age of 65—A Systematic Review. Healthcare, 11(6), 904. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11060904

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