{
  "id": 8249,
  "url": "https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1421617",
  "title": "Using a therapeutic companion robot for dementia symptoms in long-term care: reflections from a cluster-RCT",
  "summary": "OBJECTIVES: We undertook a cluster-randomised controlled trial exploring the effect of a therapeutic companion robot (PARO) compared to a look-alike plush toy and usual care on dementia symptoms of long-term care residents. Complementing the reported quantitative outcomes , this paper provides critical reflection and commentary on individual participant responses to PARO, observed through video recordings , with a view to informing clinical practice and research. METHOD: A descriptive, qualitati",
  "authors": "Wendy Moyle, Cindy Jones, Jenny Murfield, Lukman Thalib, Elizabeth Beattie, David Shum",
  "category": "research",
  "topics": "healthcare,agents-autonomy",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2017-12-28T00:00:00.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-07-14T16:33:34.092Z",
  "source_slug": "openalex",
  "source_name": "OpenAlex",
  "source_homepage": "https://openalex.org",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/8249",
  "original_url": "https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1421617",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}