Expectations and Perceptions of Healthcare Professionals for Robot Deployment in Hospital Environments during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sergio David Sierra Marín, Daniel Gomez-Vargas, Nathalia Céspedes, Marcela Múnera, Flavio Roberti, Patricio Barria, Subramanian Ramamoorthy, Marcelo Becker, Ricardo Carelli, Carlos A. Cifuentes

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Abstract

Several challenges to guarantee medical care have been exposed during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Although the literature has shown some robotics applications to overcome the potential hazards and risks in hospital environments, the implementation of those developments is limited, and few studies measure the perception and the acceptance of clinicians. This work presents the design and implementation of several perception questionnaires to assess healthcare provider's level of acceptance and education toward robotics for COVID-19 control in clinic scenarios. Specifically, 41 healthcare professionals satisfactorily accomplished the surveys, exhibiting a low level of knowledge about robotics applications in this scenario. Likewise, the surveys revealed that the fear of being replaced by robots remains in the medical community. In the Colombian context, 82.9% of participants indicated a positive perception concerning the development and implementation of robotics in clinic environments. Finally, in general terms, the participants exhibited a positive attitude toward using robots and recommended them to be used in the current panorama.
Original languageEnglish
Article number612746
Number of pages15
JournalFrontiers in Robotics and AI
Volume8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Jun 2021

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • robotics
  • healthcare professionals’ expectations
  • COVID-19
  • hospital environment
  • robot applications
  • UV robot
  • telemedicine
  • survey

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