New colleague or gimmick hurdle? A user-centric scoping review of the barriers and facilitators of robots in hospitals.

ABSTRACT: Healthcare systems are confronted with a multitude of challenges, including the imperative to enhance accessibility, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and the quality of healthcare delivery. These challenges are exacerbated by current healthcare personnel shortages, prospects of future shortfalls, insufficient recruitment efforts, increasing prevalence of chronic diseases, global viral concerns, and ageing populations. To address this escalating demand for healthcare services, healthcare systems are increasingly adopting robotic technology and artificial intelligence (AI), which promise to optimise costs, improve working conditions, and increase the quality of care. This article focuses on deepening our understanding of the barriers and facilitators associated with integrating robotic techno

SUBMITTER: Rasmussen MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11554139 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature