The (Cost)Effectiveness of a Social Robot in Decreasing Professional Caregiver Support and Increasing Independence for Persons in Disability Care Experiencing Problems in Daily Structure and Planning: a Multiple Baseline Case Study
The goal of this multiple baseline single case study is to study the (cost)effectiveness of a social robot in reducing professional caregiver support and promoting independence for individuals in long-term disability care experiencing problems with daily structure and planning. The main research questions it aims to answer are: * What is the effect of the social robot on the frequency of moments professional caregivers support individuals experiencing problems with daily structure and planning with the execution of daily activities, compared to care as usual, after 6 weeks? * Does the effect of the social robot persist in the long term (after 6 months)? * What is the cost-effectiveness of the social robot? Participants will: * Use a social robot in their daily living environment * Answer survey questions about their quality of life and wellbeing during the study period * Share their experiences in interviews Their profesional caregivers will: * Register the frequency and duration of support they provide to the participant daily for 13 weeks and a 2-week follow-up * Give weekly updates and score participants' goal attainment while using the social robot * Fill in questionnaires on participants' productivity and health care consumption during the study period * Share their experiences in interviews
• Age: ≥18 years
• Living in an inpatient long-term disability care facility
• Participant 1) has difficulty with planning and structuring and/or remembering tasks, appointments, and activities, and/or 2) needs outside activation to execute tasks, appointments, and activities
• Able to understand verbal instructions and willing to follow these
• Cognitive capacity to, together with their professional caregiver, set goals to work on with the social robot
• Motivated to work with the social robot on 3-5 goals, for which the participant receives daily or weekly guidance in their home
• Professional caregivers are motivated to participate in the study