Mette Weibel, Inger Kristensson Hallström, Sofie Skoubo, Lykke Brogaard Bertel, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Hanne Bækgaard Larsen

Telepresence robotic technology support for social connectedness during treatment of children with cancer

  • Life-span and Life-course Studies
  • Education
  • Health (social science)
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AbstractChildren with cancer experience fragmented school attendance during treatment. Telepresence robots that connect them with school during treatment periods were explored through an intervention involving participant observation followed by semi‐structured interviews from 2020–22 with children with cancer, their class teachers, and classmates. We used an abductive approach, inspired by the Agential Realism theory and Situational Analysis. The use of telepresence robots in education enables hospitalized children to actively participate in real‐time social activities with their classmates. However, consistent monitoring is necessary to ensure the success of this integration process as the classmates can lose interest in providing support to a child with cancer.

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