Coen Schoof

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Coen Schoof is a researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction, pediatric healthcare, and child psychology. His primary research focuses on designing and evaluating social robots as non-pharmacological interventions to alleviate pain and anxiety in young patients during medical procedures. His most cited work, "Mitigating Children’s Pain and Anxiety during Blood Draw Using Social Robots" (2021, 31 citations), demonstrates how social robots can significantly reduce distress during venipuncture and capillary blood sampling—procedures that often cause high levels of pain and anxiety in children. This study highlights the practical impact of his work: by engaging young patients with a robot companion, treatment times can be shortened, parental stress reduced, and the workload on healthcare professionals lightened. Schoof’s contributions are notable for bridging robotics and clinical practice, offering a scalable, child-friendly solution to a common healthcare challenge. His research continues to explore how embodied, socially interactive agents can transform pediatric care, making him a key voice in the growing field of socially assistive robotics.