The effectiveness of care robots in alleviating physical burden and pain for caregivers: Non-randomized prospective interventional study – Preliminary study
Jae Ik Jung, Yoo Seok Jeong, Dong Rak Kwon · 2024
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Jae Ik Jung, Yoo Seok Jeong, and Dong Rak Kwon run an early trial of care robots that help with daily care tasks, in work from 2024. Caregiving strains the body and can cause lasting pain, yet it is often overlooked in clinics. Robots that assist with lifting, feeding, and toileting may ease that strain.
Twenty-two caregivers, mostly women with a mean age of about sixty-two, took part. The team logged care tasks, pain levels, and muscle activity with and without robot help. Satisfaction with the robots was also surveyed. Early results weigh whether the machines cut physical load in real care work. The authors present this as a preliminary study ahead of larger trials.
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| CREATOR | Jae Ik Jung, Yoo Seok Jeong, Dong Rak Kwon |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |