Fokke van Meulen
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106
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About
Fokke van Meulen is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of gerontechnology and human-robot interaction, specializing in the use of social robots to collect patient-reported outcome measurements (PROMs) from older adults. His work addresses a critical healthcare challenge: the growing demand for health data collection amid a global shortage of healthcare workers. Van Meulen’s major contributions include demonstrating that social robots can effectively and acceptably administer health questionnaires to elderly patients, as shown in his pilot randomised controlled cross-over trial (38 citations) and feasibility study (30 citations). His noninferiority randomized controlled trial (25 citations) further established that robot-assisted PROM collection does not compromise perceived quality of care compared to human interviewers. Van Meulen’s proof-of-concept study (10 citations) laid the groundwork for this innovative approach, while his focused work on pain assessment highlights the sensitivity required in geriatric care. With cumulative citations exceeding 100, van Meulen’s research is shaping the future of automated, patient-centered data collection in aging populations, offering a scalable solution to reduce staff workload while maintaining care quality. His work is particularly notable for its rigorous experimental designs and direct clinical applicability.
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- 5Do You Have Pain?3 citations · 2018