Background: The use of social robots as innovative therapeutic tools has been increasingly explored in recent years in an effort to address the growing need for alternative intervention modalities in mental health care. Objective: The aim of this scoping review was to identify and describe social robot interventions in mental health facilities and to highlight their outcomes as well as the barriers and facilitators to their implementation. Methods: A scoping review of the literature published since 2015 was conducted using the Arksey and O’Malley’s framework. The MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and PsycINFO databases were searched, and 2239 papers were retrieved. The papers included were primary empirical studies published in peer-reviewed literature. Eligible studies were set in mental health facilities and they included participants with a known mental health disorder. The methodological quality of the included papers was also assessed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Results: A total of 30 papers met the eligibility criteria for this review. Studies involved participants with dementia, cognitive impairment, schizophrenia, depression, autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and an intellectual disability. The outcomes studied included engagement, social interaction, emotional state, agitation, behavior, and quality of life. Conclusions: The methodological weaknesses of the studies conducted this far and the lack of diversity in the conditions studied limit the generalizability of the results. However, despite the presence of certain barriers to their implementation (eg, technical problems, unsuitable environment, staff resistance), social robot interventions generally show positive effects on patients with mental health disorders. Studies of stronger methodological quality are needed to further understand the benefits and the place of social robots in mental health care.

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心理健康护理中的社交机器人干预及其结果、障碍和促进因素：范围界定审查

背景：近年来，人们越来越多地探索使用社交机器人作为创新的治疗工具，以满足精神卫生保健中对替代干预方式日益增长的需求。目标：本次范围审查的目的是确定和描述精神卫生机构中的社交机器人干预措施，并强调其结果以及实施过程中的障碍和促进因素。方法：使用 Arksey 和 O'Malley 的框架对 2015 年以来发表的文献进行范围界定审查。检索了 MEDLINE、Embase、Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials 和 PsycINFO 数据库，检索到 2239 篇论文。所包含的论文是同行评审文献中发表的主要实证研究。符合条件的研究是在精神卫生机构中进行的，其中包括患有已知精神健康障碍的参与者。还使用混合方法评估工具评估了纳入论文的方法学质量。结果：共有30篇论文符合本次评审的资格标准。研究涉及患有痴呆症、认知障碍、精神分裂症、抑郁症、自闭症谱系障碍、注意力缺陷多动障碍和智力障碍的参与者。研究的结果包括参与度、社交互动、情绪状态、焦虑、行为和生活质量。结论：迄今为止进行的研究的方法学弱点以及研究条件缺乏多样性限制了结果的普遍性。然而，尽管其实施存在一定障碍（例如技术问题、不适宜的环境、工作人员的抵制），但社交机器人干预通常对精神健康障碍患者表现出积极的影响。需要进行更强的方法论质量的研究，以进一步了解社交机器人在心理健康保健中的好处和地位。