Detection of depression risk among older adults using home-deployed socially assistive robots: a real-world study (opens in new tab)

IntroductionMonitoring depression among older adults using socially assistive robots provides scalable and continuous health surveillance while reducing the clinical burden on therapists and minimizing delays in treatment. This study aimed to predict depression risk and identify individuals in need of specialized depression care at local healthcare centers, using response and usage log data from the socially assistive robot Hyodol.MethodsA total of 215 community-dwelling older adults (170 in ...