The cost-effectiveness of a robot measuring vital signs in a rural medical practice
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...Assistive robots are generally acceptable to people, and there is some evidence that they can improve loneliness and quality of life [13-16] and reduce costs in rural medical practice [17,18]....
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...robot that measures vital signs prior to consultation) [22]; or iv) to support the training or education of nurses (e....
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...Robots are increasingly being used in healthcare for applications such as surgery, pharmacy, telemedicine, dementia care, teaching autistic children, and transportation [4-6]....
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...The design of the robot is an important issue that can affect ease of use and acceptance [6]....
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...Other research has shown people form a closer therapeutic alliance with robot diet coach than a computer diet coach [9]....
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...Furthermore, the blood pressure measurements taken by a robot have been shown to be similar to the blood pressure measurements taken by a human [12], indicating they are accurate....
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...For example, people were more trusting of a robotic exercise coach, attributed more positive personality characteristics to it, were more adherent to its instructions, and wanted to interact with again more than they did a similar coach on a computer tablet [8]....
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...Previously the robot Cafero has been deployed in a retirement village to provide healthcare services for residents, including entertainment, memory training, and taking vital signs [10]....
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...The doctors and nurses were trained in the use of RoboGen and could cut and paste the vital signs data (which were text-based codes) to Medtech32....
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...The vital signs data were sent by the robot to a secure medical server, RoboGen [10]....
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...Access to RoboGen was installed on the medical staff’ computers before recruitment began....
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