Papers
12
Total Citations
324
H-Index
9
About
Roel Boumans is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of robotics and healthcare, whose work spans from space exploration to patient-centered clinical applications. His early career contributions include work on the European Robotic Arm for the International Space Station (121 citations), demonstrating his foundational expertise in advanced robotics. Boumans’ primary research focus, however, has shifted to the development and evaluation of social robots for autonomous health data acquisition in clinical settings. His landmark studies, including a 2019 exploratory field study (45 citations) and a pilot randomized controlled trial (38 citations), have shown that social robots can effectively administer patient-reported outcome measurements (PROMs) to older adults and hospitalized patients, significantly reducing the data registration workload on nursing staff. His 2020 noninferiority randomized controlled trial (25 citations) further established that robot-assisted interviews do not compromise perceived quality of care. Boumans has also explored innovative applications, such as combining social robotics with music therapy for people with dementia (17 citations) and analyzing human-robot communication breakdowns (14 citations). His work is notable for its rigorous empirical methodology and direct impact on addressing healthcare workforce shortages, positioning him as a leading voice in socially assistive robotics.
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- 1The European Robotic Arm for the International Space Station121 citations · 1998
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- 10A Social Robot for Explaining Medical Tests and Procedures5 citations · 2023