arXiv:2607.07998cs.RO2026-07中稿 · publication at the…被引 1

研究家用机器人陪老人做认知训练时,哪些互动方式最能提升参与度。

Factors Influencing Conversational Engagement in Robot-Delivered Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (iCST) for Dementia in Home Settings

论文配图:Factors Influencing Conversational Engagement in Robot-Delivered Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (iCST) for Dementia in Home Settings
图 1 · 摘自论文原文
  • 用个性化问题比通用问题更能激发老人说话和回忆往事。
  • 后期对话变少且回忆减少,显示老人易产生认知疲劳。
  • 首次互动表现好者更可能坚持治疗,独居者参与度更高。

社交机器人可通过引导结构化对话和治疗活动,为痴呆症照护提供支持。然而,关于机器人实施个体化认知刺激疗法(iCST)过程中产生的对话动态仍知之甚少。本研究分析了在居家环境中,由自主机器人系统Co-STAR(Cognitive Stimulation Therapy by an Autonomous Robot)实施的8位痴呆症患者(PwDs)iCST会话数据。每名参与者在家中完成为期一周的30分钟每日会话。通过分析每轮对话中的字数、话语产出速率、回应时长、反应延迟及自我参照语言等指标,探讨提示个性化程度、交互阶段及用户特征对对话参与度的影响。结果显示:1)个性化提示显著提升回应时长、自我参照语言和整体参与度;2)会话后期出现话语输出减少与自传体记忆参与下降,表明存在认知疲劳;3)首日对话表现与长期参与相关,居住状况影响对话参与模式。这些发现为设计自适应对话型机器人提供了实证依据。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Social robots offer a promising means of supporting cognitive therapies for dementia care by guiding structured conversation and therapeutic activities. However, little is known about the conversational dynamics that emerge during robot-delivered cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) sessions. This study analysed the interaction patterns from robot-delivered individual CST (iCST) sessions conducted with people living with dementia in home settings. Our Co-STAR (Cognitive Stimulation Therapy by an Autonomous Robot) system was deployed in the homes of eight PwDs for one week, who completed 30-minute sessions. Conversational metrics, including words per turn, speech production rate, response duration, response latency, and self-referential language, were analysed to examine how conversational engagement is shaped by prompt personalisation, interaction phase, and participant characteristics. The findings highlight three key interactional properties of robot-delivered iCST. First, personalised prompts significantly increase response duration, self-referential language, and overall engagement compared to generic prompts. Second, conversational behaviour changes within sessions, with a reduction in the verbal output and autobiographical engagement observed during later interaction phases, which suggests cognitive fatigue. Third, first-session conversational metrics were associated with long-term participation, while living situation influenced conversational engagement patterns. These findings provide empirical insights into the factors that shape conversational engagement in robot-delivered iCST. They inform the design of adaptive conversational robots for dementia therapy.

机器人治疗认知刺激痴呆症

Thank you to arXiv for use of its open access interoperability. PaperDance 不是 arXiv 官方产品;中文卡片由大模型生成,请以原文为准。