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March 4, 2026The Gerontologist3 citations

AI-Based Social Assistive Robots in Dementia Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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XCX. ChenLJLin JiangFSFei Sun

Key Points

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of AI-based social assistive robots (AI-SARs) on various outcomes in dementia care.
  • Conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of existing studies on AI-SARs in dementia care.
  • Focused on outcomes such as depressive symptoms and agitation among older adults with ADRD.
  • Assessed the quality and consistency of the evidence across different studies.
  • AI-SARs significantly reduce depressive symptoms in older adults with ADRD.
  • Evidence regarding the impact of AI-SARs on agitation is also present, but remains inconclusive.
  • Recommendations for larger trials with standardized measures for better clarity on AI-SARs' effectiveness.

Abstract

AI-SARs may reduce depressive symptoms and agitation among older adults with ADRD. However, evidence for other outcomes remains inconclusive. Future research should focus on large-scale trials with standardized outcomes and explore the role of AI-SARs in supporting caregivers.

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Chen et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a7ccc3d48f933b5eed8991https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnag019
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