Abstract
We explored a need for service robots in hospitals and housing services. The methods consisted of a literature review and a cross-sectional survey among health care professionals (n = 224). The survey data was analyzed with a logistic regression model and a factor analysis. The literature review showed that there are only few papers, which discuss service robotics in nursing. The results presented that service robots are needed as co-workers for decreasing mental workload of workers and for activating the patients. Physical workload and age of respondents were non-significant factors in assessing a need for service robots.
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Vänni, K.J., Salin, S.E. (2017). A Need for Service Robots Among Health Care Professionals in Hospitals and Housing Services. In: Kheddar, A., et al. Social Robotics. ICSR 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10652. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70022-9_18
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