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Table 6 Correlates of trust factors and willingness to participate in surgery using a surgical robot

From: Robots for surgeons? Surgeons for robots? Exploring the acceptance of robotic surgery in the light of attitudes and trust in robots

Willingness to participate

Level of interaction

 

Spearman rho

0.488

Mental modeling

 

Spearman rho

 

0.430

  

p

 

< 0.001

  

p

 

< 0.001

Predictability

 

Spearman rho

0.378

Trust experience with machines

 

Spearman rho

 

0.558

  

p

 

< 0.001

  

p

 

< 0.001

Reliability

 

Spearman rho

0.781

Cultural influence

 

Spearman rho

 

0.494

  

p

 

< 0.001

  

p

 

< 0.001

Errors

 

Spearman rho

− 0.603

Work difficulty

 

Spearman rho

 

0.594

  

p

 

< 0.001

  

p

 

< 0.001

Reputation of the designer

 

Spearman rho

0.598

Sense of competence

 

Spearman rho

 

0.534

  

p

 

< 0.001

  

p

 

< 0.001

Appearance

 

Spearman rho

0.462

Perceived stress

 

Spearman rho

 

− 0.286

  

p

 

< 0.001

  

p

 

< 0.001

Willingness to trust

 

Spearman rho

0.670

Perceived risk

 

Spearman rho

 

− 0.432

  

p

 

< 0.001

  

p

 

< 0.001