A qualitative exploration of care homes workers' views and training needs in relation to the use of socially assistive humanoid robots in their workplace.

Journal: International journal of older people nursing
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Abstract

AIM: The study aimed to explore the views and attitudes of care home workers about the socially assistive robot that was trialled in their workplace, in order to identify training needs in relation to the hypothetical future use of these robots in their workplace.

Authors

  • Irena Papadopoulos
    a School of Health & Education , Middlesex University , The Burroughs, Hendon Campus, London NW4 4BT , UK.
  • Sheila Ali
    b Research Centre for Transcultural Studies in Health , Middlesex University , London , UK.
  • Chris Papadopoulos
    Principal Lectures in Public Health, University of Bedfordshire, Luton, UK.
  • Nina Castro
    CARESSES Project, Caresses Robot - English - Culturally Competent Robots.
  • Nicholas Faulkes
    CARESSES Project, Caresses Robot - English - Culturally Competent Robots.
  • Christina Koulouglioti
    b Research Centre for Transcultural Studies in Health , Middlesex University , London , UK.