Robots and the division of healthcare responsibilities in the homes of older people

Simon Jenkins; Heather Draper

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-11973-1_18

Robots and the division of healthcare responsibilities in the homes of older people

Simon Jenkins, Heather Draper

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Abstract

This paper briefly describes the method of a qualitative study, which used focus groups to elicit the views of older people and formal and informal carers of older people on the ethical issues surrounding the introduction of social robots into the homes of older people. We then go on to sketch some of the tensions and conflicts that can arise between formal carers, informal carers, and older people when trying to negotiate the task of dividing care responsibilities, and describe how the introduction of robots may exacerbate, or ease, these tensions. Data from the qualitative study is used to indicate where participants acknowledged, identified and discussed these issues.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Social Robotics
Subtitle of host publication	6th International Conference, ICSR 2014, Sydney, NSW, Australia, October 27-29, 2014. Proceedings
Publisher	Springer
Pages	177-186
Number of pages	10
Volume	8755
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-11973-1
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-11972-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11973-1_18
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	Sixth International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR 2014) - Sydney, Australia Duration: 27 Oct 2014 → 29 Oct 2014

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Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	8755
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743

Conference

Conference	Sixth International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR 2014)
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney
Period	27/10/14 → 29/10/14

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European Commission
1/10/11 → 30/09/14
Project: EU

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Jenkins, S & Draper, H 2014, Robots and the division of healthcare responsibilities in the homes of older people. in Social Robotics: 6th International Conference, ICSR 2014, Sydney, NSW, Australia, October 27-29, 2014. Proceedings. vol. 8755, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 8755, Springer, pp. 177-186, Sixth International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR 2014), Sydney, Australia, 27/10/14. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11973-1_18

Robots and the division of healthcare responsibilities in the homes of older people. / Jenkins, Simon; Draper, Heather.
Social Robotics: 6th International Conference, ICSR 2014, Sydney, NSW, Australia, October 27-29, 2014. Proceedings. Vol. 8755 Springer, 2014. p. 177-186 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 8755).

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