Published on in Vol 24, No 1 (2022): January

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/29656, first published .
Using the Social Robot NAO for Emotional Support to Children at a Pediatric Emergency Department: Randomized Clinical Trial

Using the Social Robot NAO for Emotional Support to Children at a Pediatric Emergency Department: Randomized Clinical Trial

Using the Social Robot NAO for Emotional Support to Children at a Pediatric Emergency Department: Randomized Clinical Trial

Silvia Rossi   1 * , Prof Dr ;   Silvano Junior Santini   2 * , PhD ;   Daniela Di Genova   2 , MD ;   Gianpaolo Maggi   3 , BSc ;   Alberto Verrotti   4 , MD ;   Giovanni Farello   5 , MD ;   Roberta Romualdi   2 , MD ;   Anna Alisi   6 , PhD ;   Alberto Eugenio Tozzi   7 , MD ;   Clara Balsano   2 , MD

1 Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University Federico II-Naples, Naples, Italy

2 Department of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, School of Emergency and Urgency Medicine, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy

3 Department of Psychology, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, Italy

4 Department of Pediatrics, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

5 Pediatric Unit, Department of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy

6 Research Unit of Molecular Genetics of Complex Phenotypes, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Rome, Italy

7 Multifactorial and Complex Diseases Research Area, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Rome, Italy

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Clara Balsano, MD
  • Department of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences
  • School of Emergency and Urgency Medicine
  • University of L'Aquila
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  • L'Aquila
  • Italy
  • Phone: 39 0862434774
  • Email: clara.balsano@univaq.it