Impact of an Emotional Robot on Quality of Working Life of Caregivers in a Geriatric Unit

NCT03994159 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: CHM-2019/S18/06.
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 75
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Since February 2016, with the objective of improving the quality of life and the autonomy of residents, the Le Mans General Hospital uses an interactive "emotional" robot within its geriatric wards. This emotional robot, Paro, is equipped with a dozen sensors, 3 microphones and interacts with its user: it reacts to touch, voice and heat making small sounds and moves its head, fins and tail. The algorithm that governs Paro's behavior allows him to offer a behavioral answer adapted to the user's stimuli. Thus, Paro is able to communicate beneficial emotions to patients. To this day however there is no published study exploring the effect of such a robot on team dynamics among caregivers in hospital units. Our research aims at highlighting the benefits that a healthcare team perceives when working with this tool among patients suffering from dementia.

Conditions

Burnout, Professional; Stress; Anxiety

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Impact of the PARO robot on the quality of worklife among caregivers in a specialised unit dor dementia patients

  Semidirective interviews of the caregivers about their feelings at work, before the introduction of Paro and after 1 month of use. We will use textual analysis software to reveal speech classes to avoid analysis bias and interpretation.

  1 month

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Impact of PARO on the caregivers perception of their own health.

  1 month

• Impact of PARO on the caregivers perception of their own stress at work.

  1 month

• Impact of PARO on the caregivers perception of their own anxiety at work.

  1 month

Study Arms (1)

PARO emotional robot

EXPERIMENTAL

Quasi-experimental before after study of the impact of the PARO robot on team dynamics among caregivers in geriatric wards caring for patients with dementia. Pre intervention period: no PARO robot. Post-intervention period: with the PARO robot.

Device: Use of the "PARO" emotional robot

Interventions

Use of the "PARO" emotional robot DEVICE

PARO is an advanced interactive therapeutic robot designed to stimulate patients with Dementia, Alzheimer's, and other cognition disorders.

PARO emotional robot

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Non medical caregiver (nurse, nursing aid, orderly, psychological aid worker) working in one of the selected geriatric wards.

You may not qualify if:

• Refusal to participate in the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centre Hospitalier le Mans: lead
• Centre Hospitalier de Chateau du Loir: collaborator
• Centre Hospitalier de Saint Calais: collaborator
• Centre Hospitalier Local de Beaumont sur Sarthe: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Centre Hospitalier Local Beaumont sur Sarthe

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe, 72170, France

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Professional; Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Occupational Stress; Occupational Diseases; Burnout, Psychological; Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Cathy LOIRAT

  Centre Hospitalier du Mans

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Christelle Jadeau, PD

CONTACT

0 (33) 2 43 43 43 43; cjadeau@ch-lemans.fr

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Quasi experimental before-after study, with a mixed qualitative and quantitative approach.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 6, 2019
• First Posted: June 21, 2019
• Study Start: March 14, 2022
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2023
• Study Completion: March 1, 2023
• Last Updated: April 1, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FR (1)