This project makes use of the existing EVA open-source robotics platform.
However, it is critical to incorporate affectiveness and naturalness to promote the user acceptance of the robot. A socially assistive robot could help to address these loneliness and digital divide problems. Also, the digital divide exacerbates these issues and other social difficulties, since older adults are not able to use technology to communicate. An increasing number of older adults live alone, which promotes loneliness and depression risks. The importance of providing emotional support and assistance to older adults has been highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The validation of EXIT 360° will allow for the adoption of a fast, ecological, and useful instrument for PD screening, likely transforming the assessment for the clinic and the patient. Moreover, we expect to find a highly convergent (conventional test and EXIT 360°) and diagnostic validity (individuals with PD vs.
We expect that EXIT 360° will be judged usable, engaging, and challenging. EXIT 360° will show a domestic scenario and seven different subtasks of increasing complexity, and will collect verbal responses, reaction times, and physiological data. Twenty-five individuals with PD and 25 healthy controls (HC) were assessed with a conventional neuropsychological battery and EXIT 360° delivered via a head-mounted display. The study aims to evaluate the efficacy and usability of the EXecutive-Functions Innovative Tool 360° (EXIT 360°), a 360°-based tool for the evaluation of EFs in PD. The ecological limitations of traditional neuropsychological tests have led to increased use of virtual reality and 360° environment-based tools for the assessment of EFs in real life. Assessing executive functions (EFs) with ecological tools is therefore essential. Executive dysfunction represents a common non-motor symptom in Parkinson’s disease (PD), with a substantial negative impact on daily functioning and quality of life.
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