Perspectives of Healthcare Providers to Inform the Design of an AI-Enhanced Social Robot in the Pediatric Emergency Department

• Main Authors: Summer Hudson (Author), Fareha Nishat (Author), Jennifer Stinson (Author), Sasha Litwin (Author), Frauke Zeller (Author), Brittany Wiles (Author), Mary Ellen Foster (Author), Samina Ali (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Children commonly experience pain and distress in healthcare settings related to medical procedures such as blood tests and intravenous insertions (IVIs). Inadequately addressed pain and distress can result in both short- and long-term negative consequences. The use of socially assistive robotics (S...