Robotic technology for palliative and supportive care: Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

Journal: Palliative medicine
Published Date: Sep 1, 2019

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Medical robots are increasingly used for a variety of applications in healthcare. Robots have mainly been used to support surgical procedures, and for a variety of assistive uses in dementia and elderly care. To date, there has been limited debate about the potential opportunities and risks of robotics in other areas of palliative, supportive and end-of-life care.

Authors

  • Amara Callistus Nwosu
    1 Academic Palliative & End of Life Care Department, Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK.
  • Bethany Sturgeon
    4 Bristol Robotics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
  • Tamsin McGlinchey
    2 Palliative Care Institute Liverpool (PCIL), University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
  • Christian Dg Goodwin
    2 Palliative Care Institute Liverpool (PCIL), University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
  • Ardhendu Behera
    6 Department of Computer Science, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, UK.
  • Stephen Mason
    2 Palliative Care Institute Liverpool (PCIL), University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
  • Sarah Stanley
    3 Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
  • Terry R Payne
    7 Department of Computer Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.

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