TY - GEN
T1 - The Effect of a Social Robot on Children's Pain and Anxiety During Blood Draw
AU - De Haas, Mirjam
AU - Smit, Koen
AU - Vanegas, Daniel Fernando Preciado
AU - Van Der Roest, Esther
AU - Smakman, Matthijs
AU - Groenestege, Wouter Tiel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Owner/Author.
PY - 2024/6/17
Y1 - 2024/6/17
N2 - Healthcare practitioners often use distraction techniques to ease children's anxiety during blood draws. This study explored the effectiveness of a social robot, Softbank Robotics NAO, in reducing anxiety and pain for children aged 4-12 during blood draws. The robot engaged with children using behaviors tailored to the children's age. Interestingly, results indicated the robot significantly increased anxiety, but pain levels remained unchanged. We argue that this effect may result from the robot's novelty and that, over the long term, the robot could have a positive impact on anxiety, consistent with other studies. This research underscores the potential of social robots to alleviate children's anxiety in medical procedures, enhancing patient experience in pediatric healthcare.
AB - Healthcare practitioners often use distraction techniques to ease children's anxiety during blood draws. This study explored the effectiveness of a social robot, Softbank Robotics NAO, in reducing anxiety and pain for children aged 4-12 during blood draws. The robot engaged with children using behaviors tailored to the children's age. Interestingly, results indicated the robot significantly increased anxiety, but pain levels remained unchanged. We argue that this effect may result from the robot's novelty and that, over the long term, the robot could have a positive impact on anxiety, consistent with other studies. This research underscores the potential of social robots to alleviate children's anxiety in medical procedures, enhancing patient experience in pediatric healthcare.
KW - Interactive Storytelling
KW - Language Learning
KW - Robot Tutors
KW - Social Robots
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85197883705&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1145/3628516.3659393
DO - 10.1145/3628516.3659393
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85197883705
T3 - Proceedings of ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference: Inclusive Happiness, IDC 2024
SP - 776
EP - 780
BT - Proceedings of ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference
PB - Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
T2 - 23rd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference, IDC 2024
Y2 - 17 June 2024 through 20 June 2024
ER -