Absorbability, applicability and availability in nursing and care robots: A thematic analysis of Twitter postings

摘要: Abstract Nursing and care robots (NCR) have become an important technological innovation in various areas the medical discipline. Previous studies found that implementation of healthcare is both associated with positive negative attitudes. This study aims to improve understanding general public’s communication about nursing through analyzing content posts social media. An advanced intelligence platform was used mine Twitter content. From platform, data were collected historically. archival cross-sectional observational conducted online. The set comprising 5954 tweets thematically analyzed. Tweets under theme absorbability show are considered be a part users’ lives, either now or sometime future for users, topic tackled as fact but humor, skepticism enthusiasm. falling applicability potential usage covers range arenas everyday life. Results thematized availability sincere concern how accessibility life will affect costs other economic aspects, on global individual level well micro macro levels economies. offers window into attitudes ideas fundamental beliefs practices. Thus, monitoring discussions media can provide valuable insights current forecasting coming trends. includes information anxious relationships robots. We raise questions nature their implementations, health also living.