Abstract:

The growth of the elderly population is rising worldwide. Meanwhile, a vital need for preventive and rehabilitation practices increases. A key challenge for those living alone or in a nursing home could be cognitive decline. Cognition decline is so important since this can affect other functions and disturb the elderly’s independence and autonomy. A novel approach, social robots, can be implemented for providing the elderly with appropriate practices. The purpose of this review study was to provide a report on current progress and the effectiveness of social robots in the field of cognitive rehabilitation for elderly persons. Based on our results, it sounds that current studies do not possess a solid structure and there are some weak points in their methodological matters. Some suggestions and a standard format are introduced to prospective researchers interested in this multidisciplinary field to conduct researches and report their results.

Keywords:

The elderly, social robot, cognitive rehabilitation.