Article intro - Assistant robots at the ER/ED
A. Vágvölgyi et al . published "Acceptability of using assistant robots at emergency departments: results of a cross-sectional population-based survey," in IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics. Abstract Global Emergency Department (ED) overcrowding and the pressure to improve efficiency and patient care position robot assistance as a potential solution. Our study investigates the acceptability of assistive robots in EDs among the Hungarian population, through hypothetical scenarios, focusing on how ED experience and knowledge influence acceptance, through a cross-sectional survey of 1,300 participants, including 605 with ED visit within 12 months. Results showed moderate acceptability, with mean scores generally above the midpoint of the 7-point scale. The most acceptable robot functions included providing information on diagnostic procedures (mean=4.74) and collecting patient information (mean=4.59), while physiological measurements (mean=3.72) and initial heal...
