Table 4.
Mean outcome scores per time point by robot grouping
| SF36 totals | ULS-8 totals+ | CCATool totals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical health totals | Mental health totals | |||||||
| T0 Mean (SD) |
T2 Mean (SD) |
T0 Mean (SD) |
T2 Mean (SD) |
T0 Mean (SD) |
T2 Mean (SD) |
T1 Mean (SD) |
T2 Mean (SD) |
|
|
Any robot N = 23 |
58.11 (20.79) | 54.50 (18.28) | 75.62 (16.81) | 73.41 (18.99) | 16.80 (5.13) | 15.75 (5.28) | 20.17 (4.60) | 21.87 (3.44) |
|
Exp robot N = 12 |
57.20 (20.36) | 53.93 (15.21) | 77.59 (16.40) | 78.39 (12.15) | 14.9 (4.98) | 14.3 (3.53) | 20.83 (4.84) | 22.42 (2.91) |
|
Control robot N = 11 |
59.09 (22.20) | 55.12 (21.91) | 73.47 (17.79) | 67.97 (23.84) | 18.8 (4.73) | 17.2 (6.46) | 19.45 (4.44) | 21.27 (4.00) |
|
No robot N = 10 |
61.69 (27.92) | 62.56 (30.41) | 76.22* (16.51) | 63.30* (25.30) | 15.70 (4.73) | 16.50 (5.40) | – | – |
*p < .05 (Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test); SF36 scores range from 0 to 100 with 100 representing perfect health; ULS-8 scores range from 8 to 32 with 32 representing severe loneliness; CCATool scores range from 0 to 28 with 28 representing highest perceived cultural competence