Acceptability of Using a Robotic Nursing Assistant in Health Care Environments: Experimental Pilot Study.

Journal: Journal of medical Internet research
Published Date: Nov 12, 2020

Abstract

BACKGROUND: According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, nurses will be the largest labor pool in the United States by 2022, and more than 1.1 million nursing positions have to be filled by then in order to avoid a nursing shortage. In addition, the incidence rate of musculoskeletal disorders in nurses is above average in comparison with other occupations. Robot-assisted health care has the potential to alleviate the nursing shortage by automating mundane and routine nursing tasks. Furthermore, robots in health care environments may assist with safe patient mobility and handling and may thereby reduce the likelihood of musculoskeletal disorders.

Authors

  • Mohammad Nasser Saadatzi
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA. mn.saadatzi@louisville.edu.
  • M Cynthia Logsdon
    School of Nursing, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States.
  • Shamsudeen Abubakar
    Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States.
  • Sumit Das
    Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States.
  • Penelope Jankoski
    Biomedical Engineering Department, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States.
  • Heather Mitchell
    School of Nursing, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States.
  • Diane Chlebowy
    School of Nursing, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States.
  • Dan O Popa

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