Yoshimi Okamoto
Tokyo College of Welfare, Tokyo University of Social Welfare
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About
Yoshimi Okamoto is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of gerontechnology, robotics, and organizational behavior, with a focused expertise on socially assistive robots (SARs) in nursing care. Her work uniquely examines how robotic interventions reshape both patient well-being and staff dynamics. Okamoto’s most-cited study (2017, 9 citations) demonstrated that integrating communicative robots with infrared radiation monitoring systems significantly reduces the workload burden of night-shift nurses in care facilities—a critical finding for addressing workforce shortages. Her subsequent research (2021, 5 citations) revealed an unexpected but profound outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic: that introducing SARs fostered organizational resilience in nursing homes, enhancing staff adaptability and care continuity during crises. By documenting how robots not only improve older adults’ social participation but also fortify institutional structures, Okamoto bridges human-robot interaction with healthcare management. Her work, grounded in Japanese residential care contexts, offers actionable insights for global aging populations, showing that technology can simultaneously support caregivers and care recipients.
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