Description of the attitudes of the surgical team toward the implementation of robotic surgery in the Tunisian public health institution

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Abstract Introduction The introduction of robotic surgery is a major advance for this decade. The implementation of this technology determines the future of this potential progress in Tunisian hospitals. The purpose of this study was to describe the attitudes towards the implementation of robotic surgery among the surgical team in the Tunisian public health institution. Materials and methods It was a quantitative descriptive study conducted in 2023 in the Tunisian public health institution. The study sample consisted of 46 professionals from the carcinology operating theatre. We used a valid and reliable questionnaire with satisfactory psychomotor characteristics. The original English version of the questionnaire was emailed to us by the corresponding author McBride KE with authorisation the measuring instrument. The interpretation of the results was based on the “Health Technology Acceptance Model”. Results More than half of our population had positive attitudes about the benefits of robotics in patient care: (78.3%) agreed that robotic surgery will improve the quality of surgical care and that after initial training robotic surgery will reduce operating time (76.1%). (97.8%) liked learning the new skills required to use the robot. Concerns were a little high. :(65.2%) of the respondents said that they were involved in the care and handling of the robot and its surgical equipment and that they had little opportunity to take part in the surgical programme. Our study identified key factors for the successful implementation of robotic surgery: communication (93.5%), responsibility (91.3%), and theoretical and practical training (87%). Conclusion Robotic surgery is a technology that is transforming the field of health, in the modernisation of health establishments.