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Finnish healthcare professionals' attitudes towards robots: Reflections on a population sample.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Positive Turn in Elder-Care Workers' Views Toward Telecare Robots.International journal of social robotics · 2022Article
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Abstract
aimTo answer the question: 'How prepared healthcare professionals are to take robots as their assistants in terms of experience and acceptance?'
backgroundThe ageing population, increasing care needs and shortage of healthcare professionals pose major challenges in Western societies. Special service robots designed for care tasks have been introduced as one solution to these problems.
designA correlative design.
methodsEurobarometer data (
resultsHealthcare professionals had less experience with robots and more negative attitudes towards them than the general population. However, in healthcare, robot assistance was welcomed for certain tasks. These regarded, for example, heavy lifting and logistics. Previous experiences with robots were consistently correlated with robot acceptance.
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