How do older people think and feel about robots in health- and elderly care?

EasyChair Preprint no. 612

Abstract

This extended abstract is a report on older people’s perception of interactive robots in health- and elderly care. A series of focus groups was conducted. In total 31 older people participated. The majority of the participants viewed interactive robots in health- and elderly care as an asset but they also voiced concerns regarding reliability, practical handling, costs and fear of mechanical care.

Keyphrases: awarness, expectations, feelings, Health- and elderly care, interactive robots, older people, Perceptions, social acceptance

@Booklet{EasyChair:612,
  author = {Susanne Frennert and Britt Östlund},
  title = {How do older people think and feel about robots in health- and elderly care?},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint no. 612},
  doi = {10.29007/7znz},
  year = {EasyChair, 2018}}