ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Do People Trust in Robot-Assisted Surgery? Evidence from Europe.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Systematic review of academic robotic surgery curricula.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Assessing selective interaction for reliable and trustworthy robotic surgical assistance.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2026Article
- The future of robotic surgery in the age of artificial intelligence.Nature reviews. Urology · 2026Review
- Bridging perception and reality: understanding Chinese women's behavioral intentions toward robot-assisted gynecologic surgery.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Factors Shaping Public Perceptions of a Range of Robotic Technologies in Surgery: Cross-Sectional Web-Based Survey.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- An empirical study on the use behavior towards AI painting tools based on TAM3 model.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Artificial Intelligence Applications in Musculoskeletal Imaging.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2025Review
- Technostress among healthcare professionals in Spain: a cross-sectional survey on the impact of digital health tools.BMJ open · 2025Article
- At the cutting edge: the potential of autonomous surgery and challenges faced.BMJ surgery, interventions, & health technologies · 2025Review
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- The IDEAL framework for surgical robotics: development, comparative evaluation and long-term monitoring.Nature medicine · 2024Review
- Robotic assisted surgery in the United Arab Emirates: healthcare experts' perceptions.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Article
- On the importance of patient acceptance for medical robotic imaging.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2023Article
- Integrating intention-based systems in human-robot interaction: a scoping review of sensors, algorithms, and trust.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2023Article
- Promoting telemedicine in Latin America in light of COVID-19.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
(1) Background: The goal of the paper was to establish the factors that influence how people feel about having a medical operation performed on them by a robot. (2) Methods: Data were obtained from a 2017 Flash Eurobarometer (number 460) of the European Commission with 27,901 citizens aged 15 years and over in the 28 countries of the European Union. Logistic regression (odds ratios, OR) to model the predictors of trust in robot-assisted surgery was calculated through motivational factors, using experience and sociodemographic independent variables. (3) Results: The results obtained indicate that, as the experience of using robots increases, the predictive coefficients related to information, attitude, and perception of robots become more negative. Furthermore, sociodemographic variables played an important predictive role. The effect of experience on trust in robots for surgical interventions was greater among men, people between 40 and 54 years old, and those with higher educational levels. (4) Conclusions: The results show that trust in robots goes beyond rational decision-making, since the final decision about whether it should be a robot that performs a complex procedure like a surgical intervention depends almost exclusively on the patient's wishes.
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