Effect of a Robot Pet Companion on the Mood of Older Adults Receiving Family Caregiver Support: Pilot RCT
A low-cost, robot pet can improve positive affect in older people receiving family care. Caregivers reported that the robot pets were a topic of conversation and focus of social interaction with visitors, which in turn may improve mood. Thus, the pets should be considered an environmental stimulus as much as an interaction partner.
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Allegheny County (US)
- Allegheny County Department of Human Services (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2025.12.007
- Primary Topic
- Social Robot Interaction and HRI
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00