Care Robotics: An Assessment of Professional Perception in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 crisis accelerated the adoption of technologies. Technological advancement is also expected in robotics applied to any sector, including in healthcare. The aim is to assess the professional perception of care robotics facing COVID-19. This study aimed to (1) select a tool for assessing...
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| author | Alexandra González Aguña Blanca Gonzalo de Diego Sandra Páez Ramos Marta Fernández Batalla María Lourdes Jiménez Rodríguez José María Santamaría García |
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| description | The COVID-19 crisis accelerated the adoption of technologies. Technological advancement is also expected in robotics applied to any sector, including in healthcare. The aim is to assess the professional perception of care robotics facing COVID-19. This study aimed to (1) select a tool for assessing different aspects of healthcare, (2) analyse the professional perception about the development, usefulness and helpfulness of technologies and robotics in the field of healthcare and (3) evaluate the correlation between the perceived helpfulness of care robotics and the selected tool. We implement five validated clinical tests which integrate 80 items about a person and their clinical situation. From the sample of 46 professionals, 95.65% affirmed that technology was moderately to completely useful for professional performance in the context of the pandemic, lowering to 67.39% when asked only about robotics; 93.48% stated that the inclusion of robotics in at least one health area affected by COVID-19 would have helped them. Finally, the variables extracted from clinical tests corresponded to the most relevant health areas as identified by the professionals. This research shows the potential of care robotics oriented towards healthcare from a care paradigm. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d31c1837f8f742a08721832210d8772e2023-11-17T16:43:17ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322023-03-0111794610.3390/healthcare11070946Care Robotics: An Assessment of Professional Perception in the Face of the COVID-19 PandemicAlexandra González Aguña0Blanca Gonzalo de Diego1Sandra Páez Ramos2Marta Fernández Batalla3María Lourdes Jiménez Rodríguez4José María Santamaría García5Henares University Hospital, Community of Madrid Health Service (SERMAS), 28822 Madrid, SpainResearch Group MISKC, Department of Computer Science, University of Alcala, Polytechnic Building, University Campus, Barcelona Road Km. 33.6, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, SpainResearch Group MISKC, Department of Computer Science, University of Alcala, Polytechnic Building, University Campus, Barcelona Road Km. 33.6, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, SpainResearch Group MISKC, Department of Computer Science, University of Alcala, Polytechnic Building, University Campus, Barcelona Road Km. 33.6, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, SpainResearch Group MISKC, Department of Computer Science, University of Alcala, Polytechnic Building, University Campus, Barcelona Road Km. 33.6, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, SpainResearch Group MISKC, Department of Computer Science, University of Alcala, Polytechnic Building, University Campus, Barcelona Road Km. 33.6, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, SpainThe COVID-19 crisis accelerated the adoption of technologies. Technological advancement is also expected in robotics applied to any sector, including in healthcare. The aim is to assess the professional perception of care robotics facing COVID-19. This study aimed to (1) select a tool for assessing different aspects of healthcare, (2) analyse the professional perception about the development, usefulness and helpfulness of technologies and robotics in the field of healthcare and (3) evaluate the correlation between the perceived helpfulness of care robotics and the selected tool. We implement five validated clinical tests which integrate 80 items about a person and their clinical situation. From the sample of 46 professionals, 95.65% affirmed that technology was moderately to completely useful for professional performance in the context of the pandemic, lowering to 67.39% when asked only about robotics; 93.48% stated that the inclusion of robotics in at least one health area affected by COVID-19 would have helped them. Finally, the variables extracted from clinical tests corresponded to the most relevant health areas as identified by the professionals. This research shows the potential of care robotics oriented towards healthcare from a care paradigm.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/7/946health informaticsroboticsCOVID-19assistive technologieshealth technology assessment |
| spellingShingle | Alexandra González Aguña Blanca Gonzalo de Diego Sandra Páez Ramos Marta Fernández Batalla María Lourdes Jiménez Rodríguez José María Santamaría García Care Robotics: An Assessment of Professional Perception in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic Healthcare health informatics robotics COVID-19 assistive technologies health technology assessment |
| title | Care Robotics: An Assessment of Professional Perception in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full | Care Robotics: An Assessment of Professional Perception in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Care Robotics: An Assessment of Professional Perception in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Care Robotics: An Assessment of Professional Perception in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_short | Care Robotics: An Assessment of Professional Perception in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_sort | care robotics an assessment of professional perception in the face of the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | health informatics robotics COVID-19 assistive technologies health technology assessment |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/7/946 |
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