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Robot‐mediated therapy to reduce worrying in persons with visual and intellectual disabilities

BACKGROUND: The study explored the use of a robot‐mediated therapeutic intervention in persons with visual and intellectual disabilities. METHOD: Three robot‐mediated intervention sessions were developed to teach three coping skills for worrying. Effectiveness was examined using a multiple‐baseline...

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Autores principales: van Wingerden, Evelien, Barakova, Emilia, Lourens, Tino, Sterkenburg, Paula S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7821017/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32959956
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jar.12801
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Barakova, Emilia
Lourens, Tino
Sterkenburg, Paula S.
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description BACKGROUND: The study explored the use of a robot‐mediated therapeutic intervention in persons with visual and intellectual disabilities. METHOD: Three robot‐mediated intervention sessions were developed to teach three coping skills for worrying. Effectiveness was examined using a multiple‐baseline case study design (N = 7). Baseline, pre‐intervention and post‐intervention assessments included social validity, severity of worrying (PSWQ‐C‐NL), and observations by caregivers (SDQ). Short checklists on worrying were repeated throughout baseline and intervention stages. Transcripts of the sessions were analysed for participants’ emotional openness. RESULTS: Social validity was equally high before and after the intervention. The intervention did not impact the severity of worrying, although mentor caregivers reported a lower impact of personal difficulties for participants. We found no change in self‐disclosure towards the robot over sessions. CONCLUSIONS: The participants’ positive responses warrant further exploration of using robot‐mediated therapy for persons with visual and intellectual disabilities. Recommendations for additional adaptations are discussed.
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spelling pubmed-78210172021-01-26 Robot‐mediated therapy to reduce worrying in persons with visual and intellectual disabilities van Wingerden, Evelien Barakova, Emilia Lourens, Tino Sterkenburg, Paula S. J Appl Res Intellect Disabil Original Articles BACKGROUND: The study explored the use of a robot‐mediated therapeutic intervention in persons with visual and intellectual disabilities. METHOD: Three robot‐mediated intervention sessions were developed to teach three coping skills for worrying. Effectiveness was examined using a multiple‐baseline case study design (N = 7). Baseline, pre‐intervention and post‐intervention assessments included social validity, severity of worrying (PSWQ‐C‐NL), and observations by caregivers (SDQ). Short checklists on worrying were repeated throughout baseline and intervention stages. Transcripts of the sessions were analysed for participants’ emotional openness. RESULTS: Social validity was equally high before and after the intervention. The intervention did not impact the severity of worrying, although mentor caregivers reported a lower impact of personal difficulties for participants. We found no change in self‐disclosure towards the robot over sessions. CONCLUSIONS: The participants’ positive responses warrant further exploration of using robot‐mediated therapy for persons with visual and intellectual disabilities. Recommendations for additional adaptations are discussed. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020-09-22 2021-01 /pmc/articles/PMC7821017/ /pubmed/32959956 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jar.12801 Text en © 2020 The Authors. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7821017/
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