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Article

Care Robotics: An Assessment of Professional Perception in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic

by
Alexandra González Aguña
1,2,*,
Blanca Gonzalo de Diego
2,3,
Sandra Páez Ramos
2,3,
Marta Fernández Batalla
2,
María Lourdes Jiménez Rodríguez
2,4 and
José María Santamaría García
2,3
1
Henares University Hospital, Community of Madrid Health Service (SERMAS), 28822 Madrid, Spain
2
Research Group MISKC, Department of Computer Science, University of Alcala, Polytechnic Building, University Campus, Barcelona Road Km. 33.6, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
3
Meco Health Centre, Community of Madrid Health Service (SERMAS), 28880 Madrid, Spain
4
Computer Science Department, University of Alcala, 28805 Madrid, Spain
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Healthcare 2023, 11(7), 946; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11070946
Submission received: 26 December 2022 / Revised: 15 March 2023 / Accepted: 21 March 2023 / Published: 24 March 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue COVID-19: Digital Health Response around the World)
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Abstract

The COVID-19 crisis accelerated the adoption of technologies. Technological advancement is also expected in robotics applied to any sector, including in healthcare. The aim is to assess the professional perception of care robotics facing COVID-19. This study aimed to (1) select a tool for assessing different aspects of healthcare, (2) analyse the professional perception about the development, usefulness and helpfulness of technologies and robotics in the field of healthcare and (3) evaluate the correlation between the perceived helpfulness of care robotics and the selected tool. We implement five validated clinical tests which integrate 80 items about a person and their clinical situation. From the sample of 46 professionals, 95.65% affirmed that technology was moderately to completely useful for professional performance in the context of the pandemic, lowering to 67.39% when asked only about robotics; 93.48% stated that the inclusion of robotics in at least one health area affected by COVID-19 would have helped them. Finally, the variables extracted from clinical tests corresponded to the most relevant health areas as identified by the professionals. This research shows the potential of care robotics oriented towards healthcare from a care paradigm.
Keywords: health informatics; robotics; COVID-19; assistive technologies; health technology assessment health informatics; robotics; COVID-19; assistive technologies; health technology assessment
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González Aguña, A.; Gonzalo de Diego, B.; Páez Ramos, S.; Fernández Batalla, M.; Jiménez Rodríguez, M.L.; Santamaría García, J.M. Care Robotics: An Assessment of Professional Perception in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Healthcare 2023, 11, 946. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11070946

AMA Style

González Aguña A, Gonzalo de Diego B, Páez Ramos S, Fernández Batalla M, Jiménez Rodríguez ML, Santamaría García JM. Care Robotics: An Assessment of Professional Perception in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Healthcare. 2023; 11(7):946. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11070946

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González Aguña, Alexandra, Blanca Gonzalo de Diego, Sandra Páez Ramos, Marta Fernández Batalla, María Lourdes Jiménez Rodríguez, and José María Santamaría García. 2023. "Care Robotics: An Assessment of Professional Perception in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic" Healthcare 11, no. 7: 946. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11070946

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González Aguña, A., Gonzalo de Diego, B., Páez Ramos, S., Fernández Batalla, M., Jiménez Rodríguez, M. L., & Santamaría García, J. M. (2023). Care Robotics: An Assessment of Professional Perception in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Healthcare, 11(7), 946. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11070946

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