This paper is in the following e-collection/theme issue:

Usability and Technology Use Studies with Elder Subjects (272) Co-Design & Participatory Design (175) User Needs and Competencies (461) Robots in Healthcare (123)

Published on in Vol 8 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/75288, first published .
Engaging Older Adults and Staff in the Co-Design and Evaluation of Socially Assistive Robot and Virtual Reality Activities for Long-Term Care: User-Centered Study

Engaging Older Adults and Staff in the Co-Design and Evaluation of Socially Assistive Robot and Virtual Reality Activities for Long-Term Care: User-Centered Study

Engaging Older Adults and Staff in the Co-Design and Evaluation of Socially Assistive Robot and Virtual Reality Activities for Long-Term Care: User-Centered Study

Authors of this article:

Ritam Ghosh1 Author Orcid Image ;   Nibraas Khan2 Author Orcid Image ;   Miroslava Migovich3 Author Orcid Image ;   Judith A Tate4 Author Orcid Image ;   Cathy A Maxwell5 Author Orcid Image ;   Paul A Newhouse6 Author Orcid Image ;   Douglas W Scharre7 Author Orcid Image ;   Alai Tan4 Author Orcid Image ;   Lorraine C Mion4 Author Orcid Image ;   Nilanjan Sarkar1, 2, 3 Author Orcid Image
Article Authors Cited by Tweetations Metrics

Ritam Ghosh   1 , MSEE ;   Nibraas Khan   2 , MSCS ;   Miroslava Migovich   3 , PhD ;   Judith A Tate   4 , PhD ;   Cathy A Maxwell   5 , PhD ;   Paul A Newhouse   6 , MD ;   Douglas W Scharre   7 , MD ;   Alai Tan   4 , PhD, MD ;   Lorraine C Mion   4 , PhD ;   Nilanjan Sarkar   1, 2, 3 , PhD

1 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States

2 Department of Computer Science, School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States

3 Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States

4 College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States

5 College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

6 Center for Cognitive Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States

7 Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Ritam Ghosh, MSEE
  • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • School of Engineering
  • Vanderbilt University
  • 2301 Vanderbilt Place
  • Nashville, TN 37235
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 615-322-7311
  • Email: ritam.ghosh@vanderbilt.edu