Attitudes of Professionals Toward the Need for Assistive and Social Robots in the Healthcare Sector

Vänni, Kimmo; Salin, Sirpa

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-17107-0_11

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“…Furthermore, the health personnel also reported that social robots could help them in achieving care objectives in supporting daily activities, resolving difficulties in less time, increasing treatment efficacy, and making the care work more interesting during the care process. These results are in line with previous studies [7,19], which indicated that robots may impact on health personnel autonomy and relationships with patients during the care process. However, Broadbent et al [14] reported that staff in retirement homes demonstrated more negative attitudes towards the social robot than residents due to fears of replacement by robots.…”

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“…Esmaeilzadeh et al [19] reported that when social robots are introduced into a care setting, the robot may impact on health personnel autonomy, their relationships with patients, and their routines and workflow. In addition, Vänni and Salin [7] investigated the need for service and social robots among healthcare professionals in the healthcare sector. The results demonstrated that health professionals considered that robots were able to increase productivity by lightening their workload, increasing the meaningfulness of work, saving time, improving the quality of work and reducing the mental workload of workers.…”

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Health Professional and Workers Attitudes Towards the Use of Social Robots for Older Adults in Long-Term Care

Chen

Jones

Moyle

2019

Int J of Soc Robotics

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Health Professional and Workers Attitudes Towards the Use of Social Robots for Older Adults in Long-Term Care

Chen

Jones

Moyle

2019

Int J of Soc Robotics

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“…In speculating whether robots will have a role in providing care, we need to consider acceptance by both service recipients and professionals. This depends on the roles that robots undertake and the potential for expressing empathy [ 24 , 25 ]. The development of empathic robots is still at an early stage.…”

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Views on Using Social Robots in Professional Caregiving: Content Analysis of a Scenario Method Workshop

Busse¹,

Kernebeck²,

Nef³

et al. 2021

J Med Internet Res

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Background Interest in digital technologies in the health care sector is growing and can be a way to reduce the burden on professional caregivers while helping people to become more independent. Social robots are regarded as a special form of technology that can be usefully applied in professional caregiving with the potential to focus on interpersonal contact. While implementation is progressing slowly, a debate on the concepts and applications of social robots in future care is necessary. Objective In addition to existing studies with a focus on societal attitudes toward social robots, there is a need to understand the views of professional caregivers and patients. This study used desired future scenarios to collate the perspectives of experts and analyze the significance for developing the place of social robots in care. Methods In February 2020, an expert workshop was held with 88 participants (health professionals and educators; [PhD] students of medicine, health care, professional care, and technology; patient advocates; software developers; government representatives; and research fellows) from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Using the scenario methodology, the possibilities of analog professional care (Analog Care), fully robotic professional care (Robotic Care), teams of robots and professional caregivers (Deep Care), and professional caregivers supported by robots (Smart Care) were discussed. The scenarios were used as a stimulus for the development of ideas about future professional caregiving. The discussion was evaluated using qualitative content analysis. Results The majority of the experts were in favor of care in which people are supported by technology (Deep Care) and developed similar scenarios with a focus on dignity-centeredness. The discussions then focused on the steps necessary for its implementation, highlighting a strong need for the development of eHealth competence in society, a change in the training of professional caregivers, and cross-sectoral concepts. The experts also saw user acceptance as crucial to the use of robotics. This involves the acceptance of both professional caregivers and care recipients. Conclusions The literature review and subsequent workshop revealed how decision-making about the value of social robots depends on personal characteristics related to experience and values. There is therefore a strong need to recognize individual perspectives of care before social robots become an integrated part of care in the future.

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“…Several studies have demonstrated the efficacy of Lokomat in improving the motor control of the body [4], the muscle mass regaining [5], the gait speed, and the muscle capabilities [6]. Furthermore, Lokomat provides objective assessments by using quantitative indicators offering the clinicians a complete perspective of the patient's physiological progress [7]. Despite the benefits of the Lokomat therapies, two limitations need to be addressed: (i) the multi-tasking processes performed by the clinicians during the therapy; and (ii) the need of providing patient's cognitive support.…”

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A Survey on Socially Assistive Robotics: Clinicians’ and Patients’ Perception of a Social Robot within Gait Rehabilitation Therapies

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A growing interest in Socially Assistive Robotics in Physical Rehabilitation is currently observed; some of the benefits highlight the capability of a social robot to support and assist rehabilitation procedures. This paper presents a perception study that aimed to evaluate clinicians’ and patients’ perception of a social robot that will be integrated as part of Lokomat therapy. A total of 88 participants were surveyed, employing an online questionnaire based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). The participants belong to two health care institutions located in different countries (Colombia and Spain). The results showed an overall positive perception of the social robot (>60% of participants have a positive acceptance). Furthermore, a difference depending on the nature of the user (clinician vs. patient) was found.

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Attitudes of Professionals Toward the Need for Assistive and Social Robots in the Healthcare Sector

Cited by 12 publications

References 53 publications

Health Professional and Workers Attitudes Towards the Use of Social Robots for Older Adults in Long-Term Care

Health Professional and Workers Attitudes Towards the Use of Social Robots for Older Adults in Long-Term Care

Views on Using Social Robots in Professional Caregiving: Content Analysis of a Scenario Method Workshop

A Survey on Socially Assistive Robotics: Clinicians’ and Patients’ Perception of a Social Robot within Gait Rehabilitation Therapies

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