Marcel G. M. Olde Rikkert
Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud University Nijmegen
Papers
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Total Citations
151
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About
Marcel G. M. Olde Rikkert is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of geriatric medicine and socially assistive robotics. His key research areas include autonomous health data acquisition, patient-reported outcome measurements (PROMs), and integrated care for older adults. Olde Rikkert’s major contribution lies in demonstrating that social robots can reliably administer PROMs to hospitalized older patients, reducing the data-collection burden on nursing staff. His work includes a series of feasibility studies and randomized controlled trials—such as the 2019 exploratory field study (45 citations) and the 2019 pilot cross-over trial (38 citations)—which show that robots can collect health data noninferior to human interviewers. Notably, his 2020 noninferiority trial (25 citations) evaluated perceived quality of care, finding that robot-assisted PROM collection does not compromise patient or caregiver satisfaction. Olde Rikkert’s research addresses the global shortage of healthcare workers by offering scalable, technology-driven solutions for routine monitoring. His proof-of-concept studies (2018, 10 citations) laid the groundwork for this paradigm shift. With cumulative citations exceeding 150, Olde Rikkert is a leading voice in human-robot interaction for geriatric care, advancing both clinical efficiency and patient autonomy.
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- 6Do You Have Pain?3 citations · 2018