JOURNAL ARTICLE · EDITORIAL BRIEF
Evaluation of Personas and Daily Activity Maps to Inform Clinical Care and Socially Assistive Robot Training and Design for Persons With Dementia: Mixed Methods Study
Adeline Nyamathi and colleagues
Journal of Medical Internet Research · 28 October 2026
The finding or development
Caregivers and designers valued the materials but requested richer cultural context, clinical histories and calming strategies to inform personalised robot interactions.
What supports it
Peer-reviewed mixed-methods study: 15 stakeholders rated composite personas and activity maps, then discussed improvements; March–April 2025.
Reviewed: Publisher abstract, methods, discussion and limitations reviewed 29 October. Appendices and underlying data not reviewed.
Why it matters for design
A practical example of evaluating design artefacts with stakeholders before using them to guide development.
Read with this in mind
Participants came through researchers’ networks; people with dementia did not participate. The adapted rating scale was not validated. Positive perceptions do not demonstrate better care or effective robot interactions.
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DOI: 10.2196/85651
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