Caregivers’ Perspectives on Human–Robot Collaboration in Inpatient Elderly Care Settings
Due to serious challenges in the healthcare sector, high expectations are placed on the use of assistive robotics. However, only a few systems are currently commercially available. Key challenges in the automation of care activities concern the identification and robust mediation of medical and nurs...
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| description | Due to serious challenges in the healthcare sector, high expectations are placed on the use of assistive robotics. However, only a few systems are currently commercially available. Key challenges in the automation of care activities concern the identification and robust mediation of medical and nursing standards as well as the distribution of agency between caregivers, robots, and patients. With regard to successful mediation of this relational framework, this research aims to identify (1) prerequisites for the implementation and use of robots, (2) potential areas of application as well as ethical considerations, and, finally, (3) requirements for the design of human–robot interactions (HRI) within inpatient elderly care settings. Using a qualitative research approach with semi-structured interviews, a total of 19 health professionals were interviewed in two constitutive studies. The results illustrate that robotic assistance is expected to provide potential relief in various application areas. At the same time, there was a great need for measures that support professionals in their responsibility for the care process and consider the professional values of care in the interpersonal relationship. To ensure high acceptance and use of robotics in care, its capabilities, role models, and agency must be increasingly aligned to professional standards and values. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0ee89b18cf4f4e5ba7a738d385f4977b2023-11-30T23:10:58ZengMDPI AGMachines2075-17022022-12-011113410.3390/machines11010034Caregivers’ Perspectives on Human–Robot Collaboration in Inpatient Elderly Care SettingsRobert Klebbe0Kim Klüber1Rebecca Dahms2Linda Onnasch3Department of Geriatrics and Medical Gerontology, Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 13347 Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Engineering Psychology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10099 Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Geriatrics and Medical Gerontology, Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 13347 Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Psychology and Ergonomics, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, GermanyDue to serious challenges in the healthcare sector, high expectations are placed on the use of assistive robotics. However, only a few systems are currently commercially available. Key challenges in the automation of care activities concern the identification and robust mediation of medical and nursing standards as well as the distribution of agency between caregivers, robots, and patients. With regard to successful mediation of this relational framework, this research aims to identify (1) prerequisites for the implementation and use of robots, (2) potential areas of application as well as ethical considerations, and, finally, (3) requirements for the design of human–robot interactions (HRI) within inpatient elderly care settings. Using a qualitative research approach with semi-structured interviews, a total of 19 health professionals were interviewed in two constitutive studies. The results illustrate that robotic assistance is expected to provide potential relief in various application areas. At the same time, there was a great need for measures that support professionals in their responsibility for the care process and consider the professional values of care in the interpersonal relationship. To ensure high acceptance and use of robotics in care, its capabilities, role models, and agency must be increasingly aligned to professional standards and values.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/11/1/34care robotshuman–robot interactionuser-centered approachcaregiverqualitative research |
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| title | Caregivers’ Perspectives on Human–Robot Collaboration in Inpatient Elderly Care Settings |
| title_full | Caregivers’ Perspectives on Human–Robot Collaboration in Inpatient Elderly Care Settings |
| title_fullStr | Caregivers’ Perspectives on Human–Robot Collaboration in Inpatient Elderly Care Settings |
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| title_short | Caregivers’ Perspectives on Human–Robot Collaboration in Inpatient Elderly Care Settings |
| title_sort | caregivers perspectives on human robot collaboration in inpatient elderly care settings |
| topic | care robots human–robot interaction user-centered approach caregiver qualitative research |
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