Do People Trust in Robot-Assisted Surgery? Evidence from Europe (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan Torrent-Sellens ◽  
Ana Jiménez-Zarco ◽  
Francesc Saigí-Rubió
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Surgical Intervention ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Predictor Variable ◽  
Major Change ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Robot Assisted ◽  
Surgical Interventions ◽  
Robot Assisted Surgery

BACKGROUND Increasingly intelligent and autonomous robots are destined to have a huge impact on our society. Their adoption, however, represents a major change to the healthcare sector’s traditional practices, which, in turn, poses certain challenges. To what extent is it possible to foresee a near-future scenario in which minor routine surgery is directed by robots? And what are the patients’ or general public’s perceptions of having surgical procedures performed on them by robots, be it totally or partially? A patient’s trust in robots and AI may facilitate the spread and use of such technologies. OBJECTIVE The goal of our study was to establish the factors that influence how people feel about having a medical operation performed on them by a robot. METHODS We used data from a 2017 Flash Eurobarometer (number 460) of European Commission with 27,901 citizens aged 15 years and over in the 28 countries of the European Union. The research designs and tests a technology acceptance model (TAM). Logistic regression (odds ratios, OR) to model the predictors of trust in robot-assisted surgery was calculated through motivational factors, robots using experience and sociodemographic independent variables. RESULTS The negative relationship between most of the predictors of ease of use, expected benefits and attitude towards robots, and confidence in robot-assisted surgery was contrasted. The only non-sociodemographic predictor variable that has a positive relationship with trust in robots participating in a surgical intervention is previous experience in the use of robots. In this context, we analyze the confidence predictors for three different levels of robot use experience (zero use, average use, and high use). The results obtained indicate that, as the experience of using robots increases, the predictive coefficients related to information, attitude and perception of robots become more negative. Research results also determined that variables of a sociodemographic nature played an important predictive role. It was confirmed that the effect of experience on trust in robots for surgical interventions was greater among men, people between 40 and 54 years old, and those with higher educational levels. CONCLUSIONS Despite the considerable benefits for the patient that the use of robots can bring in a surgical intervention, the results obtained show that trust in robots goes beyond rational decision-making. By contrasting the reasons that generate trust and mistrust in robots, especially by highlighting the experience of use as a key element, the research makes a new contribution to the state of the art and draws practical implications of the use of robots for health policy and practice.

scholarly journals Do People Trust in Robot-Assisted Surgery? Evidence from Europe

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12519
Author(s):  
Joan Torrent-Sellens ◽  
Ana Isabel Jiménez-Zarco ◽  
Francesc Saigí-Rubió
Keyword(s):  
Final Decision ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Robot Assisted ◽  
Educational Levels ◽  
Surgical Interventions ◽  
Rational Decision Making ◽  
Complex Procedure ◽  
Perception Of Robots ◽  
Predictive Role ◽  
Robot Assisted Surgery

(1) Background: The goal of the paper was to establish the factors that influence how people feel about having a medical operation performed on them by a robot. (2) Methods: Data were obtained from a 2017 Flash Eurobarometer (number 460) of the European Commission with 27,901 citizens aged 15 years and over in the 28 countries of the European Union. Logistic regression (odds ratios, OR) to model the predictors of trust in robot-assisted surgery was calculated through motivational factors, using experience and sociodemographic independent variables. (3) Results: The results obtained indicate that, as the experience of using robots increases, the predictive coefficients related to information, attitude, and perception of robots become more negative. Furthermore, sociodemographic variables played an important predictive role. The effect of experience on trust in robots for surgical interventions was greater among men, people between 40 and 54 years old, and those with higher educational levels. (4) Conclusions: The results show that trust in robots goes beyond rational decision-making, since the final decision about whether it should be a robot that performs a complex procedure like a surgical intervention depends almost exclusively on the patient’s wishes.

scholarly journals How can robot-assisted surgery provide value for money?

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. e000042
Author(s):  
Sejal Patel ◽  
Maroeska M Rovers ◽  
Michiel J P Sedelaar ◽  
Petra L M Zusterzeel ◽  
Ad F T M Verhagen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Current System ◽  
Health Effect ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Robotic System ◽  
Utilization Rate ◽  
Value For Money ◽  
Robot Assisted ◽  
Surgical Interventions ◽  
Interactive Tool ◽  
Robot Assisted Surgery

ObjectivesTo develop an interactive tool that estimates what potential benefits are needed for the robot to provide value for money when compared with endoscopic or open surgical interventions.DesignA generic online interactive tool was developed to analyze the (health) effects needed to compensate for the additional costs of using a surgical robotic system from a healthcare perspective. The application of the tool is illustrated with a hypothetical new surgical robotic platform. A synthesis of evidence from different sources was used combined with interviews with surgeons.SettingFlexible tool that can be adapted to flexible settings.ParticipantsAny hospital patient group for which robotic, endoscopic or open surgical procedures may be considered as appropriate treatment alternatives (eg, urology, gynecology, and so on).InterventionRobotically assisted surgical interventions.ComparatorEndoscopic or open surgical interventions.Main outcome measuresThresholds of how much (health) effect is needed for robot-assisted surgery to provide value for money and to become cost-effective.ResultsThe utilization rate of the surgical robotic system and a reduction in complications appeared to be important aspects in determining the value for money. To become cost-effective, it was deemed important for new surgical robotic systems to have added clinical benefit and become less costly than the current system.ConclusionsThis paper and its assisting interactive tool can be used by clinicians, researchers, and policymakers to gain insight in the benefit needed to provide value for money when using a (new) surgical robotic system or, when the effects are known or can be estimated, to assess the value for money for a specific indication. For robotic surgery to provide most value for money, we recommend assessing for each indication whether the necessary effects seem achievable.

scholarly journals Critical Factors Influencing the Behavioral Intention of Consumers towards Mobile Banking in Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 5265-5269
Author(s):  
Z. U. Rehman ◽  
F. A. Shaikh
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mobile Banking ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Banking Services

Mobile banking services are widely adopted in developed and developing countries, while their adoption by Malaysian consumers is relatively low. The effective adoption of mobile banking mostly depends on consumers. This study’s objective was to examine the factors that influence Malaysian customers’ behavioral intention toward mobile banking. A detailed literature review was conducted in order to identify the critical factors that affect mobile banking users. The research model was based on the Technology Acceptance Model, investigating the additionally perceived risk. Primary data were collected from 384 generation Y bank customers. Structure equation modeling through Smart-PLS was used for data analysis. Results revealed that consumers’ behavioral intention was significantly and positively influenced by perceived usefulness and ease of use, while a significant negative relationship was found between consumers’ behavioral intention and perceived risk. The findings also revealed a mediating relationship of attitude between perceived usefulness, ease of use and risk, and behavioral intention to use mobile banking. The study provides appropriate guidelines to Malaysian banks and mobile banking application developers for the effective implementation and design of mobile banking services.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Intention to Use e-Government Services Among Citizens in Malaysia

2010 ◽  
pp. 334-359
Author(s):  
Ooh Kim Lean ◽  
Suhaiza Zailani ◽  
T. Ramayah ◽  
Yudi Fernando
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Relative Advantage ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Government Service ◽  
Acceptance Model

With the liberalization and globalization, Internet has been used as a medium of transaction in almost all aspects of human living. This study is investigating the factors that influencing the intention to use e-government service among Malaysians. This study integrates constructs from the models of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) which been moderated by culture factor and trust model with five dimensions. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 195 respondents. The result of the analysis showed that trust, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, compatibility, perceived relative advantage and perceived image respectively has a direct positive significant relationship towards intention to use e-government service and perceived complexity has a significant negative relationship towards intention to use e-government service. While perceived strength of online privacy protection and perceived strength of data integrity have a positive impact on a citizen’s trust to use e-government service. However, the uncertainty avoidance (moderating factor) used in the study has no significant effect on the relationship between the innovation factors (compatibility, complexity, relative advantage and image) and intention to use e-government service. Finally in comparing the explanatory power of the entire intention based model (TAM, DOI and Trust) with the studied model, it has been found that the DOI model has a better explanatory power.

scholarly journals Perceptions Of Lecturing Staff On Social Media Networking Systems And Their Use Of It

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 395
Author(s):  
Johannes A. Wiid ◽  
Corinne E. Nell ◽  
Michael C. Cant
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Technology Acceptance Model ◽  
Major Change ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Academic Context ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Acceptance Model

The advent of technology has led to a major change in the delivering of knowledge and lecturers are in the forefront of this. No longer can projectors or black boards solely be used as a means of communication, as the student of the new millennia is an astute user of technology. Lecturers and students are both therefore expected to make use of technology in the transfer of knowledge and academic interaction. Students have a right to expect their lecturers, and the institution that they study at, to incorporate the latest technology in the delivery of their qualifications. The main aim of this study was to determine lecturers perceptions on social media networking systems and their use of it in an academic context. The study also focussed on whether lecturers make use of, and believes in, social media networking systems as an effective tool to use in teaching and in providing study content and material to students. These were tested by making use of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) constructs namely; Perceive ease of use, Perceived usefulness, Attitude towards using, Intention to use, and System accessibility. A survey was distributed to lecturers, and it was found that social media is being used by the majority of lecturers, but more for social purposes than educational purposes. It was also found that Facebook is the most popular social media networking system to use.

scholarly journals Gender differences in technology acceptance in selected South African companies: Implications for electronic learning

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Willie T. Chinyamurindi ◽  
Gert J. Louw
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
South African ◽  
Predictor Variable ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Gender Imbalance ◽  
The South ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey

Orientation: Technology enhanced training is becoming popular as a means for the training of soft skills, especially in work-related environments. Men and women who use this type of training encounter some challenges with regard to their usage.Research: The objective of this study was to investigate trainees’ acceptance of electronic coursework as an instruction and learning technique in various industries in the South African context.Motivation for the study: A persistent gender imbalance in the South African work-place has been noted to exist chiefly in the Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) sectors, areas that have an important bearing on South Africa’s global competitiveness. This study explores how gender imbalance manifests in terms of trainee acceptance of electronic coursework.Research design, approach and method: A cross-sectional survey design was used. A survey was conducted amongst 191 employees in the SET sector. The measuring instrument used was the Technology Acceptance Instrument (TAI) and included measures of Computer Self-Efficacy (CSE), Perceived Ease of Use (PEU), Perceived Usefulness (PU) and Behavioural Intention to Use (BI).Main findings: Women ratings of the TAI to use the electronic coursework were slightly higher than men’s ratings. Multiple regression analyses were also carried out to measure the variation in the level of influence with gender as a predictor variable. The results showed that compared to women, men had a lower salient effect of elements of the TAI, notably, CSE–PU; PU–BI and BI–PEU. However, compared to men, women had a higher salient effect in terms of the relationship between CSE–PU and PU–PEU.Practical implications: The implication of the results is that interventions that focus on the human resources development of employees using electronic coursework (namely, CSE, PEU, PU and BI) are worth considering as they influence the acceptance of the interventions.Contribution/value-add: The study contributes to existing knowledge about the conditions that precede employee acceptance of an electronic coursework intervention within the South African context. The study shows the important role dimensions of the Technology Acceptance Instrument (TAI).

scholarly journals Robot-assisted surgery in space: pros and cons. A review from the surgeon’s point of view

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Desirè Pantalone ◽  
Giulia Satu Faini ◽  
Francesca Cialdai ◽  
Elettra Sereni ◽  
Stefano Bacci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Space Station ◽  
Space Missions ◽  
Low Earth Orbit ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Surgical Robot ◽  
Deep Space ◽  
Robot Assisted ◽  
Surgical Interventions ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Robot Assisted Surgery

AbstractThe target of human flight in space has changed from permanence on the International Space Station to missions beyond low earth orbit and the Lunar Gateway for deep space exploration and Missions to Mars. Several conditions affecting space missions had to be considered: for example the effect of weightlessness and radiations on the human body, behavioral health decrements or communication latency, and consumable resupply. Telemedicine and telerobotic applications, robot-assisted surgery with some hints on experimental surgical procedures carried out in previous missions, had to be considered as well. The need for greater crew autonomy in health issues is related to the increasing severity of medical and surgical interventions that could occur in these missions, and the presence of a highly trained surgeon on board would be recommended. A surgical robot could be a valuable aid but only inasfar as it is provided with multiple functions, including the capability to perform certain procedures autonomously. Space missions in deep space or on other planets present new challenges for crew health. Providing a multi-function surgical robot is the new frontier. Research in this field shall be paving the way for the development of new structured plans for human health in space, as well as providing new suggestions for clinical applications on Earth.

scholarly journals Modern robotics in medicine

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 91-108
Author(s):  
M. S. Mosoyan ◽  
D. A. Fedorov
Keyword(s):  
Robot Assisted ◽  
Surgical Interventions ◽  
Therapeutic Procedures ◽  
History Of ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
The Moment ◽  
High Level ◽  
Robot Assisted Surgery ◽  
Robotic Technologies

Today, robot-assisted surgery and the use of robots in medicine marks a qualitatively new stage in the development of minimally invasive technologies and endovideosurgery, due to the high level of accuracy, functionality and ergonomics of modern robotic systems. With the help of robotic technologies, the quality of diagnostic manipulations as well as the results of therapeutic procedures and surgical interventions are significantly improved, which ultimately leads to an improved prognosis and quality of life for patients, while also expanding the capabilities of clinicians. This review article presents the main historical milestones and prerequisites for the development of automation and robotic technologies used in various industries, from ancient times to the present. The history of the use of robotic procedures in various fields of medicine is briefly described. Special attention is paid to robot-assisted surgery as one of the main bases for applying modern technologies. At the moment, we can safely say that medical robotics plays a very important role in the development of surgery of the future.

The Effects of Qualitative Overload on Technology Acceptance

2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin R. Pennington ◽  
Andrea S. Kelton ◽  
Delwyn D. DeVries
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Accounting Students ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
User Intentions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Staff Accountants

Accounting professionals often feel stress from qualitative overload in their jobs. Research in the area of technology acceptance has not considered the potential negative effects of qualitative overload on user intentions. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of this stressor on intention to use technology. A study was conducted with graduate accounting students using Audit Command Language (ACL) just prior to graduation, proxies for new staff accountants. Results indicate that qualitative overload mediates the relationship between perceived ease of use and intention to use ACL. As the perception of difficulty in using ACL increased, so did the perceived qualitative overload stress which in turn led to a negative relationship with intention to use ACL.

Sustaining Job Performance through Technology Acceptance with Usage of Whatsapp Mobile Application

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 123
Author(s):  
Nor Hayati Kassim ◽  
Norlina Mohamed Noor ◽  
Jati Kasuma ◽  
Juliza Saleh ◽  
Ceaser Dealwis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Maximum Efficiency ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Willingness To Use

Companies are now recognizing that their employees require a spectrum of mobile applications in order to achieve maximum efficiency at the workplace. Mobile applications such as WeChat, Twitter and WhatsApp via smartphones have become influential tools and extensively used by employees at the workplace. This state-of-the-art technology in communication has penetrated various fields, including routine administrative jobs at the workplace. The objective of this research is toinvestigate the acceptance of the WhatsApp mobile application for formal use among support staff at The Commission of the City of Kuching North, Sarawak (DBKU). Perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and behavioral intention of the users in using WhatsApp are the variables measured for job performance. The researchers utilized convenience sampling, whereby a total of 105 employees from two departments participated in the investigation. Data was collected using a set of selfadministered questionnaires which was adapted from Davis. The findings revealed that perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use of WhatsApp as a means of communication were significant for job performance at DBKU. The employees felt more competent during their formal interaction at the workplace as less effort was needed while using WhatsApp. The existence of features which were user-friendly and easy operational functions helped to create positive attitudes when utilizing the application. Faster feedback, ease of use, and convenience were some of the reasons for the employees’ willingness to use WhatsApp for communication at the workplace.

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