Prioritizing Policy Tasks for the Introduction of Care Robots in Long-Term Care: An Expert Group IPA Analysis

Key Points

• The research aims to derive priorities for care robot introduction policies in long-term care due to an aging society.
• Conducted expert surveys with 30 professionals from healthcare, social sciences, and engineering.
• Applied Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA) to identify priority areas for care robots.
• Analyzed differences in priority perceptions among expert groups.
• Identified key priorities such as care robot implementation in long-term care facilities and easing staff workloads.
• All expert groups ranked establishment of priority areas and pilot projects as highly necessary and urgent.
• Disparities in priority recognition were noted; healthcare experts prioritized safety, while social sciences focused on education and acceptance.

Abstract