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Table 3 Terms used to describe implementation

From: Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of social robots for older adults and people with dementia: a scoping review

Terms used

No of studies (n)

Proctor’s taxonomy

 acceptability, acceptance

25 [40, 41, 45, 46, 50,51,52,53,54,55,56, 58, 59, 62, 63, 65, 67, 77, 79, 80, 86,87,88,89,90]

 adoption, adopt

6 [53, 60, 75, 76, 84, 88]

 feasibility

8 [38, 42, 45, 54, 62, 70, 71, 74]

 sustainability

1 [63]

 cost

1 [72]

 penetration

no data

 fidelity

no data

 appropriateness

no data

Other terms

 implementation, implement

15 [42,43,44, 47,48,49, 56,57,58, 68, 81,82,83, 85, 90]

 use, usage

25 [38, 42, 44, 48, 55, 58, 60, 61, 64, 65, 68, 69, 71,72,73, 75, 76, 78,79,80, 82, 83, 85, 88, 90]

 usefulness, useful

8 [45, 49, 53, 54, 63, 83, 88, 89]

 integrate, integration

5 [54, 59, 60, 66, 68]

 usability

4 [40, 46, 54, 55]

 deploy, deployment

4 [47, 59, 81, 84]

 utilisation, utilise

2 [66, 78]

 employ

1 [40]