Strategies for implementing pet robots in care homes and nursing homes for residents with dementia: protocol for a modified Delphi study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pet robots are a type of technology-based innovation that have shown positive psychosocial benefits for people with dementia in residential facilities, such as improving mood and social interaction and reducing agitation. Nevertheless, little is known about how pet robots can be implemented in care homes and nursing homes for dementia care in real-world practice. The objectives of this study are to (1) identify contextualised implementation strategies for implementing pet robots into care homes and nursing homes for dementia care and (2) achieve consensus on the most relevant strategies.

Method

This study is informed by a preceding scoping review and qualitative study, which used the Consolidated Framework of Implementation Research (CFIR) to identify multi-level

SUBMITTER: Koh WQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9164492 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature