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However, the immediate responses of people with dementia when they are given multiple sensory modalities from socially assistive robots have not yet been sufficiently elucidated.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n This study aimed to quantitatively examine the immediate emotional responses of people with dementia to stimuli presented by socially assistive robots using facial expression analysis in order to determine whether they elicited positive emotions.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n \n This pilot study adopted a single-arm interventional design. Socially assistive robots were presented to nursing home residents in a three-step procedure: (1) the robot was placed in front of participants (visual stimulus), (2) the robot was manipulated to produce sound (visual and auditory stimuli), and (3) participants held the robot in their hands (visual, auditory, and tactile stimuli). Expression intensity values for \u201chappy,\u201d \u201csad,\u201d \u201cangry,\u201d \u201csurprised,\u201d \u201cscared,\u201d and \u201cdisgusted\u201d were calculated continuously using facial expression analysis with FaceReader\n \n . Additionally, self-reported feelings were assessed using a 5-point Likert scale. In addition to the comparison between the subjective and objective emotional assessments, expression intensity values were compared across the aforementioned 3 stimuli patterns within each session. Finally, the expression intensity value for \u201chappy\u201d was compared between the different types of robots.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n A total of 29 participants (mean age 88.7, SD 6.2 years; n=27 female; Japanese version of Mini-Mental State Examination mean score 18.2, SD 5.1) were recruited. The expression intensity value for \u201chappy\u201d was the largest in both the subjective and objective assessments and increased significantly when all sensory modalities (visual, auditory, and tactile) were presented (median expression intensity 0.21, IQR 0.09-0.35) compared to the other 2 patterns (visual alone: median expression intensity 0.10, IQR 0.03-0.22\n ; P<\/jats:italic>\n <.001; visual and auditory: median expression intensity 0.10, IQR 0.04-0.23;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.001). The comparison of different types of robots revealed a significant increase when all stimuli were presented by doll-type and animal-type robots, but not humanoid-type robots.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n By quantifying the emotional responses of people with dementia, this study highlighted that socially assistive robots may be more effective in eliciting positive emotions when multiple sensory stimuli, including tactile stimuli, are involved. 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