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Expectations and Perceptions of Healthcare Professionals for Robot Deployment in Hospital Environments During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sergio D. Sierra MarínDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Colombian School of Engineering Julio Garavito, Bogota, ColombiaDaniel Gomez-VargasDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Colombian School of Engineering Julio Garavito, Bogota, ColombiaNathalia CéspedesDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Colombian School of Engineering Julio Garavito, Bogota, ColombiaMarcela MúneraDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Colombian School of Engineering Julio Garavito, Bogota, ColombiaFlavio RobertíInstitute of Automatics, National University of San Juan, San Juan, ArgentinaPatricio BarríaSubramanian RamamoorthySchool of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United KingdomMarcelo BeckerDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, BrazilRicardo CarelliInstitute of Automatics, National University of San Juan, San Juan, ArgentinaCarlos A. CifuentesDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Colombian School of Engineering Julio Garavito, Bogota, Colombia

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Several challenges to guarantee medical care have been exposed during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Although the literature has shown some robotics applications to overcome the potential hazards and risks in hospital environments, the implementation of those developments is limited, and few studies measure the perception and the acceptance of clinicians. This work presents the design and implementation of several perception questionnaires to assess healthcare provider's level of acceptance and education toward robotics for COVID-19 control in clinic scenarios. Specifically, 41 healthcare professionals satisfactorily accomplished the surveys, exhibiting a low level of knowledge about robotics applications in this scenario. Likewise, the surveys revealed that the fear of being replaced by robots remains in the medical community. In the Colombian context, 82.9% of participants indicated a positive perception concerning the development and implementation of robotics in clinic environments. Finally, in general terms, the participants exhibited a positive attitude toward using robots and recommended them to be used in the current panorama.

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DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2021.612746

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