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Ameliorating Patient-Caregiver Stigma in Early-Stage Parkinson's Disease using Robot co-Mediators
Ameliorating Patient-Caregiver Stigma in Early-Stage Parkinson's Disease using Robot co-Mediators
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Arkin, Ronald C.
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Abstract
Facial masking in early stage Parkinson’s disease
leads to a well-documented deterioration (stigmatization) in the
patient-caregiver relationship. This research described in this paper is concerned with preserving dignity in that bond where
otherwise it might be lost, through the use of a robot co-mediator
that will be capable of monitoring the human-human relationship
for lack of congruence in the perceived emotional states of the parties concerned. This paper describes the component
architectural modules that are being used in support of this 5-year effort, including an ethical architecture developed earlier for the military and previous research on affective companion robots
for Sony and Samsung that are able to express affective state through kinesics and proxemics.
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2014
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