Perception and acceptability of social robots in healthcare: ethnographic research based on a qualitative case study
The article “Perception and acceptability of social robots in health care: ethnographic research based on a qualitative case study” that Sara Canella co-wrote with the Slovenian team of the European project HosmartAI is available in Franco Angeli Editore’s “Health and Society.”
The research has been self-financed during my Master’s Degree program in Anthropology at the University of Ca’ Foscari in Venice.
“Medical care is changing, driven both by necessity as well as innovation. The European healthcare sector’s digital transformation involves the rapid adoption of advanced technologies such as AI, robotics, autonomous systems, and Big Data. The study “Perception and acceptability of social robots in healthcare: ethnographic research based on a qualitative case study” investigates interaction with and acceptability of social robots in a pilot project based in Maribor Hospital, as a part of the European HosmartAI project. These robots functioned largely to assist patients and as “administrative support” for the nurses and doctors. This study focuses on the interactions of healthcare personnel with robots, including any emotions or fears and barriers that arose. The goal was to understand robot acceptance and challenges from a human-centric and individual perspective, focussing on key stakeholders that both use and develop these robots. All stakeholders are part of HosmartAI Living Labs, which works through collaboration to design and deliver advanced technologies“.
Titolo Rivista SALUTE E SOCIETÀ
Autori/Curatori Sara Canella, Izdor Malkar, Igor Robert Roj, Vojko Flis
Anno di pubblicazione 2024 Fascicolo 2024/2
Lingua Inglese Numero pagine 15 P. 88-102 Dimensione file 230 KB
DOI 10.3280/SES2024-002007