Tikkurila Campus, Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Ratatie 22, 01300 Vantaa, Finland.
Hyvinkää Campus, Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Uudenmaankatu 22, 05800 Hyvinkää, Finland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Sep 30;17(19):7176. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17197176.
Technological advances in elderly care have been rapid, and the introduction of robots in care will be a topical issue in the near future. There has been little research into the possibility of influencing care workers' attitudes towards robots by project activities, and how to make the change easier for work communities. This study focuses on a robotics project that took place in elderly and home care services in one municipality in Finland (total of 45 care workers). During the project, four robotics workshops and one extended pilot session were implemented. The study follows quasi-experimental settings, and it included two measurements (before and after project activities) and a control group, but no randomization. The data were collected by questionnaires and were analyzed statistically. The project under study brought about minor positive changes in home care workers' attitudes towards the usefulness of care robots. In the final measurement, the difference between the test group and the control group was significant in the two dimensions of positive attitudes. The research supports the hypothesis that project activities can be used to influence home care workers' attitudes towards robots. This can also facilitate the introduction of care robots in home care services. However, the construction of a technology-positive care culture is a long-term process, which requires training and development, technological development and strong strategic management at various levels.
养老领域的技术进步迅速，机器人在护理中的应用将成为近期的一个热门话题。目前，关于项目活动对护理人员对机器人态度的影响的研究还很少，也不知道如何让工作社区更容易接受这种改变。本研究聚焦于一个机器人项目，该项目在芬兰一个市的老年和家庭护理服务中进行（共有 45 名护理人员）。在项目期间，实施了四个机器人研讨会和一个扩展试点。该研究采用准实验设计，包括两次测量（项目活动前后）和一个对照组，但没有随机化。数据通过问卷调查收集，并进行了统计分析。研究表明，该项目给家庭护理人员对护理机器人有用性的态度带来了一些微小的积极变化。在最终的测量中，实验组和对照组在积极态度的两个维度上存在显著差异。该研究支持了这样一种假设，即项目活动可以用来影响家庭护理人员对机器人的态度。这也可以促进护理机器人在家庭护理服务中的引入。然而，构建积极的技术护理文化是一个长期的过程，需要在各级进行培训和发展、技术开发以及强有力的战略管理。
