The Social Robot and the Digital Physiotherapist: Are We Ready for the Team Play?

<i>Motivation</i>: We are witnessing two phenomena. The first is that the physiotherapist is increasingly becoming a figure that must interact with Digital Health. On the other hand, social robots through research are improving more and more in the aspects of social interaction thanks al...

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Autores principales:	Rossella Simeoni, Federico Colonnelli, Veronica Eutizi, Matteo Marchetti, Elena Paolini, Valentina Papalini, Alessio Punturo, Alice Salvò, Nicoletta Scipinotti, Christian Serpente, Emanuele Barbini, Riccardo Troscia, Giovanni Maccioni, Daniele Giansanti
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	e-health medical devices m-health rehabilitation robotics organization models Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:933c2332806f43daa038bd690a025c642021-11-25T17:44:10ZThe Social Robot and the Digital Physiotherapist: Are We Ready for the Team Play?10.3390/healthcare91114542227-9032https://doaj.org/article/933c2332806f43daa038bd690a025c642021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/11/1454https://doaj.org/toc/2227-9032<i>Motivation</i>: We are witnessing two phenomena. The first is that the physiotherapist is increasingly becoming a figure that must interact with Digital Health. On the other hand, social robots through research are improving more and more in the aspects of social interaction thanks also to artificial intelligence and becoming useful in rehabilitation processes. It begins to become strategic to investigate the intersections between these two phenomena. <i>Objective</i>: Therefore, we set ourselves the goal of investigating the consensus and opinion of physiotherapists around the introduction of social robots in clinical practice both in rehabilitation and assistance. <i>Procedure</i>: An electronic survey has been developed focused on social robot-based rehabilitation and assistance and has been submitted to subjects focused on physiotherapy sciences to investigate their opinion and their level of consent regarding the use of the social robot in rehabilitation and assistance. Two samples of subjects were recruited: the first group (156 participating subjects, 79 males, 77 females, mean age 24.3 years) was in the training phase, and the second (167 participating subjects, 86 males, 81 females, mean age 42.4 years) group was involved in the work processes. An electronic feedback form was also submitted to investigate the acceptance of the proposed methodology. <i>Results</i>: The survey showed a consistency of the results between the two samples from which interesting considerations emerge. Contrary to stereotypes that report how AI-based devices put jobs at risk, physiotherapists are not afraid of these devices. The subjects involved in the study believe the following: (a) social robots can be reliable co-workers but will remain a complementary device; (b) their role will be of the utmost importance as an operational manager in their use and in performance monitoring; (c) these devices will allow an increase in working capacity and facilitate integration. All those involved in the study believe that the proposed electronic survey has proved to be a useful and effective tool that can be useful as a periodic monitoring tool and useful for scientific societies. <i>Conclusions</i>: The evolution of social robots represents an unstoppable process as does the increase in the aging of the population. Stakeholders must not look with suspicion toward these devices, which can represent an important resource, but rather invest in monitoring and consensus training initiatives.Rossella SimeoniFederico ColonnelliVeronica EutiziMatteo MarchettiElena PaoliniValentina PapaliniAlessio PunturoAlice SalvòNicoletta ScipinottiChristian SerpenteEmanuele BarbiniRiccardo TrosciaGiovanni MaccioniDaniele GiansantiMDPI AGarticlee-healthmedical devicesm-healthrehabilitationroboticsorganization modelsMedicineRENHealthcare, Vol 9, Iss 1454, p 1454 (2021)
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spellingShingle	e-health medical devices m-health rehabilitation robotics organization models Medicine R Rossella Simeoni Federico Colonnelli Veronica Eutizi Matteo Marchetti Elena Paolini Valentina Papalini Alessio Punturo Alice Salvò Nicoletta Scipinotti Christian Serpente Emanuele Barbini Riccardo Troscia Giovanni Maccioni Daniele Giansanti The Social Robot and the Digital Physiotherapist: Are We Ready for the Team Play?
description	<i>Motivation</i>: We are witnessing two phenomena. The first is that the physiotherapist is increasingly becoming a figure that must interact with Digital Health. On the other hand, social robots through research are improving more and more in the aspects of social interaction thanks also to artificial intelligence and becoming useful in rehabilitation processes. It begins to become strategic to investigate the intersections between these two phenomena. <i>Objective</i>: Therefore, we set ourselves the goal of investigating the consensus and opinion of physiotherapists around the introduction of social robots in clinical practice both in rehabilitation and assistance. <i>Procedure</i>: An electronic survey has been developed focused on social robot-based rehabilitation and assistance and has been submitted to subjects focused on physiotherapy sciences to investigate their opinion and their level of consent regarding the use of the social robot in rehabilitation and assistance. Two samples of subjects were recruited: the first group (156 participating subjects, 79 males, 77 females, mean age 24.3 years) was in the training phase, and the second (167 participating subjects, 86 males, 81 females, mean age 42.4 years) group was involved in the work processes. An electronic feedback form was also submitted to investigate the acceptance of the proposed methodology. <i>Results</i>: The survey showed a consistency of the results between the two samples from which interesting considerations emerge. Contrary to stereotypes that report how AI-based devices put jobs at risk, physiotherapists are not afraid of these devices. The subjects involved in the study believe the following: (a) social robots can be reliable co-workers but will remain a complementary device; (b) their role will be of the utmost importance as an operational manager in their use and in performance monitoring; (c) these devices will allow an increase in working capacity and facilitate integration. All those involved in the study believe that the proposed electronic survey has proved to be a useful and effective tool that can be useful as a periodic monitoring tool and useful for scientific societies. <i>Conclusions</i>: The evolution of social robots represents an unstoppable process as does the increase in the aging of the population. Stakeholders must not look with suspicion toward these devices, which can represent an important resource, but rather invest in monitoring and consensus training initiatives.
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author	Rossella Simeoni Federico Colonnelli Veronica Eutizi Matteo Marchetti Elena Paolini Valentina Papalini Alessio Punturo Alice Salvò Nicoletta Scipinotti Christian Serpente Emanuele Barbini Riccardo Troscia Giovanni Maccioni Daniele Giansanti
author_facet	Rossella Simeoni Federico Colonnelli Veronica Eutizi Matteo Marchetti Elena Paolini Valentina Papalini Alessio Punturo Alice Salvò Nicoletta Scipinotti Christian Serpente Emanuele Barbini Riccardo Troscia Giovanni Maccioni Daniele Giansanti
author_sort	Rossella Simeoni
title	The Social Robot and the Digital Physiotherapist: Are We Ready for the Team Play?
title_short	The Social Robot and the Digital Physiotherapist: Are We Ready for the Team Play?
title_full	The Social Robot and the Digital Physiotherapist: Are We Ready for the Team Play?
title_fullStr	The Social Robot and the Digital Physiotherapist: Are We Ready for the Team Play?
title_full_unstemmed	The Social Robot and the Digital Physiotherapist: Are We Ready for the Team Play?
title_sort	social robot and the digital physiotherapist: are we ready for the team play?
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/933c2332806f43daa038bd690a025c64
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The Social Robot and the Digital Physiotherapist: Are We Ready for the Team Play?

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