Views on Using Social Robots in Professional Caregiving: Content Analysis of a Scenario Method Workshop.

Journal: Journal of medical Internet research
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Interest in digital technologies in the health care sector is growing and can be a way to reduce the burden on professional caregivers while helping people to become more independent. Social robots are regarded as a special form of technology that can be usefully applied in professional caregiving with the potential to focus on interpersonal contact. While implementation is progressing slowly, a debate on the concepts and applications of social robots in future care is necessary.

Authors

  • Theresa Sophie Busse
    Department of Didactics and Educational Research in Healthcare, Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany.
  • Sven Kernebeck
    Department of Didactics and Educational Research in Healthcare, Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany.
  • Larissa Nef
    Careum Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Patrick Rebacz
    Visionom, Witten, Germany.
  • Ilona Kickbusch
  • Jan Peter Ehlers
    Department of Didactics and Educational Research in Healthcare, Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany.