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A Story for Pepper & Nao

The aim of the present study is to improve cognitive processes that are frequently impaired in children characterised by neuromotor impairment, such as the skills of visual-perceptual analysis and selective attention, working memory, narrative organisation, logical-inferential reasoning and motor planning. For this purpose, a task of reordering figurative stories and action sequences, which include the aforementioned processes, will be used through an innovative Learning by Teaching training paradigm with a social robot. Furthermore, the study aims to verify the children's level of behavioural, cognitive and emotional engagement during the interaction with the social robot and to test the generalisation effects of the intervention on other processes, such as working memory, inhibition and planning.

"Healthcare APPlication for Children and Young People With Neuromotor Disabilities": a Digital Tool to Promote Integrated Pediatric Rehabilitation Care for Children and Young People With Disabilities and Their Families: a Mixed-methods Usability-acceptability-impact Study (HAPPY)

The goal of this observational multicentric mixed methods study is to evaluate if the digital application "Deneo Kid", co-designed in France with adolescents, families, rehabilitation providers and researchers, can improve the coordination and quality of rehabilitation care for children and young people with neuromotor disabilities. The main questions it aims to answer are whether the application is easy to use for children, their families, and rehabilitation professionals, is acceptable, whether it helps families and professionals provide more integrated, including more family-centered and coordinated care, and whether it affects communication, relationships, and time and costs related to care coordination. Rehabilitation providers, families and adolescents ≥ 16 years old will use the "Deneo Kid" secured application for 3 months to share information, track care goals, and communicate with the rehabilitation care team. They will complete short surveys before and after using the application to report on usability, acceptability, quality, and the impact on rehabilitation care. Participants will also take part in interviews or focus groups to share their experiences with the application. The study will include 20 children, adolescents and young people aged 2 to 25 years living with neuromotor disabilities, followed-up in rehabilitation, their parents or legal guardians, and at least two rehabilitation professionals per child. Four rehabilitation centers in France will participate to the study. Researchers will observe how the application is used in these different rehabilitation settings and collect information on usability, care coordination, user experience, and the time and cost involved in managing care. The results will help determine whether "Deneo Kid" could support better coordination and family-centered rehabilitation for children and young people with disabilities and provide a foundation for larger future studies, to evaluate the effectiveness of the application.