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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

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    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

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    the new technology continued to spread due to more and more patients agreeing to the procedures the creators of this idea had to continually improve and take it new and higher levels in testing. Robotic assisted surgeries have been far more successful than patients expected as well have become the popular choice . Data from the U.S. shows that in 2009 there were 85,000 prostate cancer procedures and 73,000 of those men chose a robotic assisted surgery (Parker, T., 2010). This high percentage would indicate that the psychological aspect of the choice is either resolved by the processes that are in place all over the country at hospital and surgery centers or that the psychological factor is not affecting men. Taken the from the pages of a fiction book about alien encounters , robotic surgery has found its way in to hospitals around the world and becoming as ordinary as seeing your neighbor walk down the street walking their dog. Procedures that once were complicated and posed a high risk of error have found a solution to that problem yet it seems have added other problems. A patient’s mental state can decline from a lengthy hospital stay after an operation and the preoperative anxiety levels can cause undue stres s. The computer based program that runs the mechanical arm during surgery where the physician is behind a glass compartment and controlling the robotic arm. This is a state of the art tool for the physicians who have the knowledge to perform the surgery but perhaps not the dexterity due to health concerns of their own. Patients still are leery of the robotic arm and frightened of malfunction possibilities. This psychological warfare that the patient is experiencing before the procedure almost seems cruel. Rather than leaving the patient to imagine or speculate what will happen in the operating room with the robotic assistance let them see the machine and become knowledgeable in the expectations before the scheduling of this procedure. The results of the robotic assisted surgery

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