When do individuals choose care robots over a human caregiver? Insights from a laboratory experiment on choices under uncertainty

Demographic changes and a predicted shortage of nursing staff are progressively putting pressure on the healthcare system. Care robots may represent one part of a possible solution to this problem as they can assist care work. However, large parts of the population are reportedly skeptical about rob...

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Main Authors: Julia A. Hoppe, Outi Tuisku, Rose-Marie Johansson-Pajala, Satu Pekkarinen, Lea Hennala, Christine Gustafsson, Helinä Melkas, Kirsten Thommes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:Computers in Human Behavior Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451958822000926