Table 3.
Child impressions of IVEY.
| Characteristic | Empathy (n = 11) | Distraction (n = 10) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| ∗ Attraction | |||
| Good | 7.64 (.81) | 7.00 (1.63) | 0.286 |
| Loving | 7.82 (.40) | 7.00 (1.49) | 0.123 |
| Friendly (n = 20) | 7.80 (.63) | 6.90 (1.85) | 0.174 |
| Cuddly | 6.27 (2.15) | 4.70 (2.75) | 0.165 |
| Warm | 7.45 (1.04) | 5.30 (2.75) | 0.039 |
| Nice | 7.64 (.92) | 7.30 (1.25) | 0.497 |
| Close | 6.55 (2.16) | 5.00 (2.58) | 0.157 |
| TOTAL | 7.40 (.69) | 6.17 (1.44) | 0.030 |
| ∗ Utility | |||
| Useful | 7.18 (1.40) | 7.11 (1.05) | 0.899 |
| Important | 7.55 (1.07) | 5.78 (2.68) | 0.092 |
| Helpful | 7.73 (.65) | 7.33 (.87) | 0.276 |
| TOTAL | 7.48 (.92) | 6.74 (1.09) | 0.124 |
| ∗ Intelligence | |||
| Intelligent | 7.82 (.40) | 7.00 (1.12) | 0.064 |
| Empathy | |||
| The robot understands how I feel | 7.18 (1.08) | 5.33 (2.78) | 0.090 |
| The robot has feelings | 7.27 (1.27) | 4.33 (2.65) | 0.011 |
| Talking about my feelings with the robot helped me | 7.27 (1.10) | 4.44 (2.96) | 0.022 |
| TOTAL | 7.24 (.87) | 4.70 (2.35) | 0.012 |
| IV | |||
| Would recommend that my friends use the robot when they get an IV | 7.45 (1.29) | 7.50 (.76) | 0.925 |
| I want the robot with me the next time I get an IV | 7.73 (.47) | 6.50 (2.14) | 0.152 |
| Having the robot with me made getting the IV easier | 7.82 (.40) | 6.88 (1.36) | 0.093 |
| Having the robot with me made getting the IV hurt less | 7.45 (.82) | 4.88 (2.59) | 0.026 |
| TOTAL | 7.61 (.57) | 6.44 (1.16) | 0.025 |
∗From The Young Children's Empathy Measure (see methods). 8-point Likert scale, 1 = IVEY is the opposite of this characteristic, 8 = IVEY has this characteristic. Mean (standard deviation) compared by the t-test.