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Acceptance of patients towards task‐autonomous robotic cochlear implantation: An exploratory study
Author(s) -
Jank Bernhard J.,
Haas Markus,
Riss Dominik,
Baumgartner WolfDieter
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the international journal of medical robotics and computer assisted surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.556
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1478-596X
pISSN - 1478-5951
DOI - 10.1002/rcs.2172
Subject(s) - cochlear implantation , task (project management) , audiology , pathological , perspective (graphical) , medicine , exploratory research , test (biology) , psychology , cochlear implant , computer science , pathology , artificial intelligence , sociology , economics , management , anthropology , paleontology , biology
Background Recently, task‐autonomous image‐guided robotic cochlear implantation has been successfully completed in patients. However, no data exist on patients' perspective of this new technology. The aim of this study was to evaluate the acceptance of patients towards task‐autonomous robotic cochlear implantation (TARCI). Methods We prospectively surveyed 63 subjects (51 patients and 12 parents of infants) scheduled for manual cochlear implantation. We collected sociodemographic and clinico‐pathological characteristics and their attitude towards TARCI for themselves or their child using a questionnaire. Differences between variables were analysed using one‐way analysis of variance and Spearman's rho was used to test for correlation. Results Seventy‐three percent of patients and 84% of parents expressed a high acceptance towards TARCI for themselves, or their child, respectively. Interestingly, patients with a negative attitude towards TARCI were significantly younger. Conclusion The attitude of patients and parents likely does not represent a barrier towards application of this new technology.