Pet Robot Intervention for Dementia: Co-Development and Evaluation Study

Eight participants, including five residents with dementia, one family member, and two staff, provided interview data on a 6-week pet robot intervention. The dataset comprises qualitative interview transcripts from a study evaluating the feasibility and impact of the intervention in a residential aged care facility. The data was authored by Wei Qi Koh and is available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyzing stakeholder perceptions of pet robot attributes based on interview themes.
• Studying strategies for integrating technology into routine dementia care based on implementation findings.
• Investigating the impact of co-developed interventions on psychosocial wellbeing based on resident and staff feedback.

Strengths

• Data is based on a 6-week intervention period with a defined protocol.
• Includes perspectives from multiple stakeholder groups: residents, family, and staff.
• The study generated four key thematic areas from content analysis.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 20.0 KB, indicating limited scope.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Semi-structured interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using content analysis.

Time Range

Interviews conducted following a 6-week intervention period.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 10:50:11; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Study conducted in a residential aged care facility; specific location is unknown.