Soraya Colina-Matiz, Juan Hernández Leal, John Carlos Ariza-Vargas, Olga Rocio Beltrán Higuera, Cielo Ovalle-Chaparro, Natalia Lucía González Suárez, Judith Medellin-Olaya, Nadia Carolina Reina-Gamba, Catalina Correa-Mazuera, Iliana De Los Reyes Valencia, Juan Sebastián Lozano-Mosos
OBJECTIVE: To describe the experience of implementing social robotics as an adjuvant during the hospitalization process in pediatric oncology patients. METHODS: Before and after cohort study, applying an intervention with the Lego Mindstorms EV3 kit in patients between 8 and 17 years old that are hospitalized with a cancer diagnosis. We excluded patients from the intensive care unit or when their treating physician recommended so. The intervention consisted of a three-phase workshop: an open architecture story, building a car robot using the Lego Mindstorm EV3 kit, and cooperative playing activities such as races and passing obstacles...
April 2, 2024: Journal of Psychosocial Oncology