Socially-Assistive Robots Using Empathy to Reduce Pain and Distress during Peripheral IV Placement in Children

Objectives. Socially-assistive robots (SAR) have been used to reduce pain and distress in children in medical settings. Patients who perceive empathic treatment have increased satisfaction and improved outcomes. We sought to determine if an empathic SAR could be developed and used to decrease pain a...

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Main Authors: Margaret J Trost, Grace Chrysilla, Jeffrey I. Gold, Maja Matarić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7935215
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