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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Med.
Sec. Healthcare Professions Education
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1459015
This article is part of the Research Topic Interactive Robots for Healthcare and Participation View all articles
Issues in Educating Students About Nursing Care Robots in Japan
Provisionally accepted
Masami Saito 1
Nghia Chi Nguyen 2*- 1 Aomori Chuo Junior College, Aomori, Aomori, Japan
- 2 Aomori Chuo Gakuin University, Aomori, Japan
Intro: Although Information and Communication Technology (ICT) care robots are being used to address the shortage of human resources in nursing care in Japan, there are few studies on the application and disadvantages of robotics in caring for older persons. Methods: The authors surveyed seven students taking a nursing care course based on a self-administered questionnaire after they experienced various ICT nursing care robots in the education program. The responses were coded and analyzed qualitatively to consider the advantages and disadvantages of using robots in nursing care and the roles of nursing care workers.Results: While nursing care robots have been evaluated for their contributions to caring for older persons, they also have disadvantages, such as high cost, discomfort, and risk of injury.Education programs for welfare students should include active experience with robots and a deep understanding of their advantages and disadvantages in caring for older people. Further collaboration between development companies, training schools, and care sites is essential to help educators and students get used to nursing care robots soon, refer to their experience in testing these robots, and simultaneously study potential disadvantages and discomforts of nursing care robots.
Keywords: nursing care robots, disadvantages, roles of caregivers, Education, Benefits
Received: 13 Nov 2024; Accepted: 02 Apr 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Saito and Nguyen. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Nghia Chi Nguyen, Aomori Chuo Gakuin University, Aomori, Japan
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