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Awareness and Expectation of Social Robots Used for Treatment and Social Adaptation of Children with Developmental Disabilities: A Focused Group Interview Study Focusing on Parents

발달장애아동의 치료와 사회적응에 활용되는 소셜로봇에 대한 인식 및 기대: 주양육자를 중심으로 한 포커스 그룹 인터뷰

  • Received : 2023.07.25
  • Accepted : 2023.08.30
  • Published : 2023.08.31
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Abstract

This study is a qualitative study conducted to analyze the functions and needs of social robots for parents of children with developmental disabilities in order to utilize care robots for treatment of children with developmental disabilities. The subjects of the study were 11 primary caregivers with children under the age of 18 whose children were diagnosed with developmental disabilities or who had been receiving special education for more than one year. The interview questionnaire was composed of a semi-structured questionnaire and consisted of awareness, necessity, expectation, concern, and other opinions about social robots. The interview was conducted as a non-face-to-face online video interview due to COVID 19. As a result of the study, 4 themes and 7 sub-topics were derived. The four topics were derived from the unfamiliar but soon-to-be-faced reality, social robots with active functions, opinions on the appearance and materials of social robots, and concerns about social robots. Through this study, it was possible to identify the expectations and suggestions of the main caregivers for social robots, which could not be identified in quantitative studies, and if these can be reflected in social robots to be developed in the future, it is expected that positive results with higher acceptance will be derived.

본 연구는 발달장애아동을 대상으로 케어로봇을 치료에 활용하기 위해 발달장애 아동의 부모를 대상으로 소셜로봇이 갖추어야 할 기능과 요구 등을 분석하고자 시행한 질적연구이다. 연구대상자는 자녀가 발달장애 진단을 받았거나 1년 이상 특수교육을 시행하고 있는 만 18세 미만 자녀를 둔 주양육자 11명을 대상으로 진행하였다. 면담질문지는 반구조화된 질문지로 구성하여 소셜로봇에 대한 인식, 필요성, 기대, 염려 및 기타 의견 등으로 구성하였다. 면담은 COVID 19로 인해 비대면 온라인 화상 면담으로 이루어졌다. 연구결과, 4개의 주제가 도출되었다. 4개의 주제는 낯설지만 곧 마주할 현실, 능동적인 기능이 탑재된 소셜로봇, 소셜로봇의 외형과 재질에 대한 바람 및 소셜로봇에 대한 염려로 도출되었다. 본 연구를 통하여 양적연구에서는 파악할 수 없었던 주양육자의 소셜로봇에 대한 기대, 제안 등을 파악할 수 있었고 이를 향후 개발할 소셜로봇에 반영할 수 있다면 보다 수용성이 높은 긍정적인 결과를 도출 할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

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이 논문은 2023년도 원광대학교의 교내연구지원사업으로 연구되었음

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