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Animal-assisted therapy is a widely recognized therapy to improve mood in treating depression. In Malaysia, the prevalence of depression is estimated between 8–10% of the population. This study is the first one in Malaysia to use PARO; an animal robot as adjunct therapy for a patient with post-stroke depression. Earlier studies show that PARO helps to increase mood, make people happy and encourages human-to-human interaction. The aim of this study is to introduce PARO as a short-term companion to help patient manage depression during rehabilitation period at a multidisciplinary center. Patient was exposed to PARO for 10 min every day for 3 consecutive days. Results show that PARO helped the patient to manage her psychological distress. Her mood improved and she expressed more smiles when holding PARO. This study suggests that PARO effectively uplifts mood and helps patient to be calm. Further research is warranted on the use of PARO for more patients affected with depression.
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Tun Razak Rehabilitation Center Melaka and Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) for their support. This project is funded under the Fundamental Research Grants Scheme (FRGS) [FRGS/1/2016/SKK06/FKP-AMC/ F00321] and Niche Research Grant Scheme (NRGS) [600-RMI/NRGS 5/3 (1/2013)].
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Shamsuddin, S., Zulkifli, W.Z., Thiam Hwee, L., Yussof, H. (2017). Animal Robot as Augmentative Strategy to Elevate Mood: A Preliminary Study for Post-stroke Depression. In: Ronzhin, A., Rigoll, G., Meshcheryakov, R. (eds) Interactive Collaborative Robotics. ICR 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10459. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66471-2_23
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