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

ABSTRACT:

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

SUBMITTER: Busse TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8663608 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature