Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Department of Community Health Nursing, Division of Innovative Nursing for Life Course, Graduate School of Nursing, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Japan.
Sci Rep. 2024 Nov 12;14(1):27656. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-79414-y.
The implementation of home-care robots is sometimes unsuccessful. This study aimed to explore factors explaining people's willingness to use home-care robots, particularly among care recipients and caregivers. Surveys were conducted in Japan, Ireland, and Finland. The survey questionnaire comprised four categories (familiarity with robots, important points about home-care robots, functions expected from home-care robots, and ethically acceptable uses), with 48 items assessing users' willingness to use home-care robots. The responses from 525 Japanese, 163 Irish, and 170 Finnish respondents were analyzed to identify common and distinct factors influencing their willingness to use these robots. Common factors across the countries included "willingness to participate in research and development," "interest in robot-related news," and "having a positive impression of robots". The distinct factors for each country were: "convenience" in Japan; "notifying family members and support personnel when an unexpected change occurs in an older person" in Ireland; and "design" in Finland. Therefore, developers should determine potential users' willingness to participate in the research and development of home-care robots and consider a system that involves them in the development process.
家用机器人的实施有时并不成功。本研究旨在探讨解释人们愿意使用家用机器人的因素，特别是在护理接受者和护理人员中。这项研究在日本、爱尔兰和芬兰进行了调查。调查问卷包括四个部分（对机器人的熟悉程度、家用机器人的要点、对家用机器人的期望功能以及道德上可接受的用途），共包含 48 个项目，用于评估用户使用家用机器人的意愿。对 525 名日本、163 名爱尔兰和 170 名芬兰受访者的回答进行了分析，以确定影响他们使用这些机器人意愿的共同和独特因素。这些国家共同的因素包括“愿意参与机器人的研发”、“对机器人相关新闻的兴趣”和“对机器人的正面印象”。每个国家独特的因素是：日本的“便利性”；爱尔兰的“当老年人发生意外变化时通知家人和支持人员”；以及芬兰的“设计”。因此，开发人员应该确定潜在用户对参与家用机器人研发的意愿，并考虑让他们参与开发过程的系统。
