Robot-assisted digital storytelling reduces hospitalized children's anxiety during intravenous injections more than video-based health education¶
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q3 i2 Children using the robot-assisted DS approach had significantly lower anxiety scores than the video-based control group (d = 0.73). → Ching-Yi Chang 2023
Evidence¶
Ching-Yi Chang 2023¶
Ching-Yi Chang, Gwo-Jen Hwang, Ya-Lien Chou, Zi-Yin Xu, & Hsiu-Ju Jen. (2023). Effects of robot-assisted digital storytelling on hospitalized children's communication during the COVID-19 pandemic. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-023-10209-0
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Independent samples t test in the same randomized controlled experiment: the experimental group (mean = 2.92) "obtained lower anxiety scores than the control group" (mean = 3.43), measured with the emotional expressivity category of the mYPAS.
"A significant difference in anxiety could be found between the two groups (t = 2.43, p < .05), with a medium effect size (d = 0.73)."
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Related Claims¶
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- Students preferred robot-assisted storytelling and some students treated the robot as a more equal communication partner than the instructor — related
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- Emotional engagement improved across all three storytelling modalities but none of the improvements was statistically significant — related
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Robot-assisted digital storytelling reduces hospitalized children's anxiety during intravenous injections more than video-based health education |
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Robot-assisted digital storytelling reduces hospitalized children's anxiety during intravenous injections more than video-based health education |
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2023 |
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2026-10-29 |
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