Chinese Nurses’ Perspectives on Robotic Health Education: A Qualitative Study

IF 3.7 3区医学 Q1 NURSING

International Nursing Review Pub Date : 2025-07-08 DOI:10.1111/inr.70059

ZiQi Mei, SuJu Zhang, XiRong Cheng, ShengJi Jin, YiTing Li, WeiTong Li, WenJing Tu, HaiYan Yin, YaMei Bai, GuiHua Xu

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Abstract

Aim

To explore the attitudes and perceptions of Chinese nurses toward robotic health education.

Background

Nurse shortages have driven the adoption of robotics in clinical health education. However, limited evidence exists on nurses’ attitudes and perceptions regarding robotic health education, highlighting the need for further exploration to understand their perspectives on this technology.

Methods

A qualitative interpretive descriptive study using inductive thematic analysis. A total of 28 clinical nurses from tertiary general hospitals in China were interviewed.

Findings

Nurses expressed both high expectations and concerns regarding the integration of robotic health education into clinical practice. Three significant themes emerged: (1) Affirming the Future of Robotic Health Education: Coexistence of Expectations and Doubts; (2) Expectations for Robotic Empowerment in Health Education: A Gap Between Technological Aspirations and Practical Realities; and (3) Expectation for Diverse Support in Robotic Health Education: Concerns about the Technology Integration Gap.

Conclusion

The results indicate that while nurses acknowledge the value of robotic health education, they are also concerned about the technological limitations that may compromise patient safety. Consequently, there is a strong desire for future robotic health education to be more user friendly, intelligent, humanized, and secure. Nurses are particularly eager for robotic health education, under optimal environmental support, to effectively reduce their workload rather than merely serve as a display of technology.

Implications for nursing and nursing policy

These insights reveal both the benefits and challenges of using robotic health education in clinical nursing. The findings guide the optimization of workflows for integrating robots into clinical nursing and inform future technological advancements. Further research is needed to understand the attitudes of a broader range of stakeholders.

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中国护士对机器人健康教育的看法：一项质的研究

目的探讨我国护士对机器人健康教育的态度和认知。护士短缺推动了机器人技术在临床健康教育中的应用。然而，关于护士对机器人健康教育的态度和看法的证据有限，强调需要进一步探索以了解他们对这项技术的看法。方法采用归纳主题分析法进行定性解释描述性研究。对28名来自中国三级综合医院的临床护士进行访谈。结果：护士对机器人健康教育融入临床实践既有很高的期望，也有很高的担忧。出现了三个重要主题：(1)肯定机器人健康教育的未来：期望与疑虑并存；(2)对健康教育中机器人赋权的期望：技术愿望与现实之间的差距；(3)对机器人健康教育多元化支持的期望：对技术整合差距的关注。结论护士在认可机器人健康教育的价值的同时，也担心机器人的技术限制可能会危及患者的安全。因此，人们强烈希望未来的机器人健康教育能够更加用户友好、智能、人性化和安全。护士尤其渴望机器人健康教育，在最佳的环境支持下，有效地减少他们的工作量，而不仅仅是作为技术的展示。这些见解揭示了在临床护理中使用机器人健康教育的好处和挑战。研究结果指导了将机器人集成到临床护理中的工作流程的优化，并为未来的技术进步提供了信息。需要进一步的研究来了解更广泛的利益相关者的态度。

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International Nursing Review 医学-护理

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