The effect of a social robot on children's pain and anxiety during blood draw

Mirjam De Haas; Koen Smit; Daniel Fernando Preciado Vanegas; Esther Van Der Roest; Matthijs Smakman; Wouter Tiel Groenestege

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The effect of a social robot on children's pain and anxiety during blood draw

Mirjam De Haas, Koen Smit, Daniel Fernando Preciado Vanegas, Esther Van Der Roest, Matthijs Smakman, Wouter Tiel Groenestege

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Healthcare practitioners often use distraction techniques to ease children's anxiety during blood draws. This study explored the effectiveness of a social robot, Softbank Robotics NAO, in reducing anxiety and pain for children aged 4-12 during blood draws. The robot engaged with children using behaviors tailored to the children's age. Interestingly, results indicated the robot significantly increased anxiety, but pain levels remained unchanged. We argue that this effect may result from the robot's novelty and that, over the long term, the robot could have a positive impact on anxiety, consistent with other studies. This research underscores the potential of social robots to alleviate children's anxiety in medical procedures, enhancing patient experience in pediatric healthcare.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IDC '24
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages	776-780
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9798400704420
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3628516.3659393
Publication status	Published - 2024
Event	23rd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference, IDC 2024 - Delft, Netherlands Duration: 17 Jun 2024 → 20 Jun 2024

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Name	Proceedings of ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference

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Conference	23rd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference, IDC 2024
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Delft
Period	17/06/24 → 20/06/24

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Interactive Storytelling
Language Learning
Robot Tutors
Social Robots

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De Haas, M., Smit, K., Vanegas, D. F. P., Van Der Roest, E., Smakman, M., & Groenestege, W. T. (2024). The effect of a social robot on children's pain and anxiety during blood draw. In IDC '24: Proceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference (pp. 776-780). (Proceedings of ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1145/3628516.3659393

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De Haas, M, Smit, K, Vanegas, DFP, Van Der Roest, E, Smakman, M & Groenestege, WT 2024, The effect of a social robot on children's pain and anxiety during blood draw. in IDC '24: Proceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference. Proceedings of ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference, Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, pp. 776-780, 23rd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference, IDC 2024, Delft, Netherlands, 17/06/24. https://doi.org/10.1145/3628516.3659393

The effect of a social robot on children's pain and anxiety during blood draw. / De Haas, Mirjam; Smit, Koen; Vanegas, Daniel Fernando Preciado et al.
IDC '24: Proceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2024. p. 776-780 (Proceedings of ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference).

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De Haas M, Smit K, Vanegas DFP, Van Der Roest E, Smakman M, Groenestege WT. The effect of a social robot on children's pain and anxiety during blood draw. In IDC '24: Proceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. 2024. p. 776-780. (Proceedings of ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference). Epub 2024 Jun 17. doi: 10.1145/3628516.3659393

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