Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on usefulness, acceptability and implementation conditions of socially assistive robots in France: a cross-sectional survey and cluster analysis
Lauriane Blavette, Sébastien Dacunha, Anastasiia Bondarenko, Matthieu Piccoli, Anne-Sophie Rigaud, Maribel Pino · 2026
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Lauriane Blavette and co-authors publish a 2026 survey of French health workers and their views on socially assistive robots. Robots that help with logistics, daily support, or social contact raise ethical and workplace questions. The survey measured perceived usefulness, willingness to use such robots, and the conditions staff want before adoption.
A 48-item questionnaire drew 148 responses, and most respondents already knew something about these robots. Staff rated robots highest for physical help and recreation, and lowest for feeding and therapy roles. Cluster analysis split respondents into low, moderate, and high acceptance groups. The authors call for clear rules, training, and careful local planning before wider use.
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| CREATOR | Lauriane Blavette, Sébastien Dacunha, Anastasiia Bondarenko, Matthieu Piccoli, Anne-Sophie Rigaud, Maribel Pino |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 86 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |