Table 4 Potential ethical issues scored on Likert-scales based on level of concern (1 = not at all a concern – 7 = very much a concern)
Potential Issue | Median | Mode | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Socioeconomic Status – Equality of Access | 5 | 6 | 4.72 | 1.75 |
Robots for Carer Convenience | 4 | 5 | 3.98 | 1.58 |
Infantilising | 4 | 4 | 3.45 | 1.70 |
Deception | 4 | 4 | 3.44 | 1.61 |
Reduced Human Contact | 3 | 2 | 3.06 | 1.68 |
Injury or Harm | 1 | 2 | 2.38 | 1.67 |
Privacy | 2 | 1 | 2.17 | 1.54 |