Factors associated with intention to use care robots among people with physical disabilities

Sang H Jung; Yong Soon Shin

doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102145

Factors associated with intention to use care robots among people with physical disabilities

Nurs Outlook. 2024 Mar 4;72(3):102145. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102145. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Sang H Jung¹, Yong Soon Shin²

Affiliations

¹ Graduate School of Clinical Nursing, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Nursing, VHS Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
² College of Nursing, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: ysshin2k@hanyang.ac.kr.

PMID: 38442465
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102145

Abstract

Background: As the disabled population ages and the demand for care increases, Socially, the need for care robots is emerging but, perceptions of care robots among care recipients is unknown.

Purpose: To determine the level of intention to use care robots among care recipients and identify predictors of intention to use care robots.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a convenience sample of 163 persons with disabilities from January to March 2022 at the Veterans Health Service Medical Center.

Discussion: Overall, 64.42% of respondents intended to use care robots. Predictors included perceived behavioral control, participants' perceptions of the caregiver's burden, attitude toward robot use, subjective norms, and age.

Conclusion: These findings suggest that individuals who are community-dwelling desire the use care robots to maintain their independence and may provide useful insignt for the introduction various care robots in acute care and long-term care settings.

Keywords: Care robots; Intention to use; People with physical disabilities; Theory of planned behavior.