- Author
- I Baroni, M Nalin, P Baxter, C Pozzi, E Oleari, A Sanna and Tony Belpaeme (UGent)
- Organization
- Abstract
- Being a child with diabetes is challenging: apart from the emotional difficulties of dealing with the disease, there are multiple physical aspects that need to be dealt with on a daily basis. Furthermore, as the children grow older, it becomes necessary to self-manage their condition without the explicit supervision of parents or carers. This process requires that the children overcome a steep learning curve. Previous work hypothesized that a robot could provide a supporting role in this process. In this paper, we characterise this potential support in greater detail through a structured collection of perspectives from all stakeholders, namely the diabetic children, their siblings and parents, and the healthcare professionals involved in their diabetes education and care. A series of brain-storming sessions were conducted with 22 families with a diabetic child (32 children and 38 adults in total) to explore areas in which they expected that a robot could provide support and/or assistance. These perspectives were then reviewed, validated and extended by healthcare professionals to provide a medical grounding. The results of these analyses suggested a number of specific functions that a companion robot could fulfil to support diabetic children in their daily lives.
- Keywords
- CHALLENGES, DAWN YOUTH
Citation
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8197688
- MLA
- Baroni, I et al. “What a Robotic Companion Could Do for a Diabetic Child.” Ieee Ro-man. NEW YORK: IEEE, 2014. 936–941. Print.
- APA
- Baroni, I., Nalin, M., Baxter, P., Pozzi, C., Oleari, E., Sanna, A., & Belpaeme, T. (2014). What a robotic companion could do for a diabetic child. IEEE RO-MAN (pp. 936–941). Presented at the 23rd IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (IEEE RO-MAN), NEW YORK: IEEE.
- Chicago author-date
- Baroni, I, M Nalin, P Baxter, C Pozzi, E Oleari, A Sanna, and Tony Belpaeme. 2014. “What a Robotic Companion Could Do for a Diabetic Child.” In Ieee Ro-man, 936–941. NEW YORK: IEEE.
- Chicago author-date (all authors)
- Baroni, I, M Nalin, P Baxter, C Pozzi, E Oleari, A Sanna, and Tony Belpaeme. 2014. “What a Robotic Companion Could Do for a Diabetic Child.” In Ieee Ro-man, 936–941. NEW YORK: IEEE.
- Vancouver
- 1.Baroni I, Nalin M, Baxter P, Pozzi C, Oleari E, Sanna A, et al. What a robotic companion could do for a diabetic child. IEEE RO-MAN. NEW YORK: IEEE; 2014. p. 936–41.
- IEEE
- [1]I. Baroni et al., “What a robotic companion could do for a diabetic child,” in IEEE RO-MAN, Heriot Watt Univ, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND, 2014, pp. 936–941.
@inproceedings{8197688,
abstract = {Being a child with diabetes is challenging: apart from the emotional difficulties of dealing with the disease, there are multiple physical aspects that need to be dealt with on a daily basis. Furthermore, as the children grow older, it becomes necessary to self-manage their condition without the explicit supervision of parents or carers. This process requires that the children overcome a steep learning curve. Previous work hypothesized that a robot could provide a supporting role in this process. In this paper, we characterise this potential support in greater detail through a structured collection of perspectives from all stakeholders, namely the diabetic children, their siblings and parents, and the healthcare professionals involved in their diabetes education and care. A series of brain-storming sessions were conducted with 22 families with a diabetic child (32 children and 38 adults in total) to explore areas in which they expected that a robot could provide support and/or assistance. These perspectives were then reviewed, validated and extended by healthcare professionals to provide a medical grounding. The results of these analyses suggested a number of specific functions that a companion robot could fulfil to support diabetic children in their daily lives.},
author = {Baroni, I and Nalin, M and Baxter, P and Pozzi, C and Oleari, E and Sanna, A and Belpaeme, Tony},
booktitle = {IEEE RO-MAN},
isbn = {978-1-4799-6765-0},
issn = {1944-9445},
keywords = {CHALLENGES,DAWN YOUTH},
language = {eng},
location = {Heriot Watt Univ, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND},
pages = {936--941},
publisher = {IEEE},
title = {What a robotic companion could do for a diabetic child},
year = {2014},
}