Psychological and Sociological Impacts of Robotic Surgery: Perception, Acceptance, and Ethical Considerations

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Psychological and Sociological Impacts of Robotic Surgery: Perception,Acceptance, and Ethical ConsiderationsHow do the psychological and sociological effects of robotic-assisted surgery influence patientdecision-making, and what role do hospitals, physicians, and third-party entities play inaddressing patient concerns? Discuss the ethical implications of how information about roboticsurgery is presented, and consider the potential for socioeconomic disparities in access to thistechnology. Provide specific examples and analyze the long-term societal impact of roboticsurgery on healthcare.Word Count Requirement:750–1000 words

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Psychological EffectsWhen the words,robotic surgery, are presented when discussing options for surgicalproceduresmost peoplebegin to feela sense of anxiety of the unknown and references to aworld of science fiction that is thought to only exist in planets beyond ours. The patients seemfrightened yet intrigued by the idea when first presented as an option for treatment by theirtrust physicians. Doctors have been preforming complicated surgeries on the heart to simplesurgery such as a hysterectomy that used to be complicated before the use of robotics.Without a faceand the ability to breathe thewell-equippedthe robot is controlled from a roomwith a physician assisting however not close upand actively participating in thesurgerylike wehave known the doctors to be butrather they will be behinda window. Patients who are notready to accept this form for surgery willsoon find themselves alone at an emotionalcrossroadsin their relationship with their doctor, such as when questions about the surgery areanswered in a video,on the internet,or in a webcast that will instruct the patient all about howthe mechanical mechanism will replace a surgeon on the procedure and what expectations tohave. I am not sure that everyone who needs a procedure is willing to accept that the robot cansuccessfully and harmlessly complete this task andpatients are nervous they will be forced toaccept this in the near future without an alternative treatment option.Three decades ago many patients wereapprehensiveof the new laparoscopicprocedures which became the introduction of robotics insurgeryinto our lives. This groundbreakingtechnologywould take time and its positive outcomes would have to travel by word ofmouth to ease the minds of those second guessing the new technology. As the acceptance of

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the newtechnologycontinued to spread due to more and more patients agreeing to theprocedures the creators of this idea had to continually improve and take it new and higherlevels in testing.Robotic assistedsurgerieshave been far more successfulthan patientsexpected aswellhave becomethe popular choice. Data from the U.S. shows that in 2009 therewere 85,000 prostate cancer procedures and 73,000 of those men chose a robotic assistedsurgery(Parker, T., 2010).This high percentage would indicate that the psychological aspect ofthe choice is either resolved by the processes that are in place all over the country at hospitaland surgery centers or that the psychological factor is not affecting men.Taken the from the pages of a fiction book about alien encounters,roboticsurgeryhasfound its way in tohospitalsaround the world and becoming as ordinary as seeing yourneighbor walk down the street walking their dog.Proceduresthat once werecomplicated andposed a high risk of error have found a solution to that problem yet it seems have added otherproblems. Apatient’smental state can decline from a lengthy hospital stay after an operationand the preoperative anxiety levels can cause undue stress. The computer based program thatruns the mechanical arm duringsurgerywhere thephysicianis behind a glass compartment andcontrolling the robotic arm. This is a state of the art tool for the physicians who have theknowledge toperformthesurgerybut perhapsnot thedexteritydue to health concerns of theirown.Patientsstill areleeryof the robotic arm andfrightenedof malfunction possibilities. Thispsychological warfare that the patient isexperiencingbefore the procedure almost seems cruel.Rather than leaving the patient to imagine or speculate whatwillhappen in the operating roomwith the robotic assistance let them see the machine and becomeknowledgeablein theexpectations before the scheduling of this procedure. The results of theroboticassistedsurgery

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