Psychological and Sociological Impacts of Robotic Surgery: Perception, Acceptance, and Ethical Considerations
Analysis of psychological and social factors affecting the acceptance of robotic surgery.
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Psychological and Sociological Impacts of Robotic Surgery: Perception,
Acceptance, and Ethical Considerations
How do the psychological and sociological effects of robotic-assisted surgery influence patient
decision-making, and what role do hospitals, physicians, and third-party entities play in
addressing patient concerns? Discuss the ethical implications of how information about robotic
surgery is presented, and consider the potential for socioeconomic disparities in access to this
technology. Provide specific examples and analyze the long-term societal impact of robotic
surgery on healthcare.
Word Count Requirement: 750–1000 words
Acceptance, and Ethical Considerations
How do the psychological and sociological effects of robotic-assisted surgery influence patient
decision-making, and what role do hospitals, physicians, and third-party entities play in
addressing patient concerns? Discuss the ethical implications of how information about robotic
surgery is presented, and consider the potential for socioeconomic disparities in access to this
technology. Provide specific examples and analyze the long-term societal impact of robotic
surgery on healthcare.
Word Count Requirement: 750–1000 words
Psychological Effects
When the words, robotic surgery, are presented when discussing options for surgical
procedures most people begin to feel a sense of anxiety of the unknown and references to a
world of science fiction that is thought to only exist in planets beyond ours. The patients seem
frightened yet intrigued by the idea when first presented as an option for treatment by their
trust physicians. Doctors have been preforming complicated surgeries on the heart to simple
surgery such as a hysterectomy that used to be complicated before the use of robotics.
Without a face and the ability to breathe the well-equipped the robot is controlled from a room
with a physician assisting however not close up and actively participating in the surgery like we
have known the doctors to be but rather they will be behind a window. Patients who are not
ready to accept this form for surgery will soon find themselves alone at an emotional
crossroads in their relationship with their doctor, such as when questions about the surgery are
answered in a video, on the internet, or in a webcast that will instruct the patient all about how
the mechanical mechanism will replace a surgeon on the procedure and what expectations to
have. I am not sure that everyone who needs a procedure is willing to accept that the robot can
successfully and harmlessly complete this task and patients are nervous they will be forced to
accept this in the near future without an alternative treatment option.
Three decades ago many patients were apprehensive of the new laparoscopic
procedures which became the introduction of robotics in surgery into our lives. This ground
breaking technology would take time and its positive outcomes would have to travel by word of
mouth to ease the minds of those second guessing the new technology. As the acceptance of
When the words, robotic surgery, are presented when discussing options for surgical
procedures most people begin to feel a sense of anxiety of the unknown and references to a
world of science fiction that is thought to only exist in planets beyond ours. The patients seem
frightened yet intrigued by the idea when first presented as an option for treatment by their
trust physicians. Doctors have been preforming complicated surgeries on the heart to simple
surgery such as a hysterectomy that used to be complicated before the use of robotics.
Without a face and the ability to breathe the well-equipped the robot is controlled from a room
with a physician assisting however not close up and actively participating in the surgery like we
have known the doctors to be but rather they will be behind a window. Patients who are not
ready to accept this form for surgery will soon find themselves alone at an emotional
crossroads in their relationship with their doctor, such as when questions about the surgery are
answered in a video, on the internet, or in a webcast that will instruct the patient all about how
the mechanical mechanism will replace a surgeon on the procedure and what expectations to
have. I am not sure that everyone who needs a procedure is willing to accept that the robot can
successfully and harmlessly complete this task and patients are nervous they will be forced to
accept this in the near future without an alternative treatment option.
Three decades ago many patients were apprehensive of the new laparoscopic
procedures which became the introduction of robotics in surgery into our lives. This ground
breaking technology would take time and its positive outcomes would have to travel by word of
mouth to ease the minds of those second guessing the new technology. As the acceptance of
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