Rose‐Marie Johansson‐Pajala

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Rose-Marie Johansson-Pajala is a prominent researcher specializing in the intersection of care robotics, elder care, and welfare technology. Her work addresses one of contemporary healthcare's most pressing challenges: how to integrate robotic technologies into aging care systems in ways that are ethical, practical, and human-centered. Her most impactful contributions examine the multifaceted challenges surrounding care robot implementation, including caregiver orientation and training, older adults' attitudes and perceptions, and the broader socio-technical transitions reshaping elder care services. Her 2020 publications have proven particularly influential, with studies on care robot orientation, significant implementation challenges in Swedish elder care, and socio-technical considerations collectively accumulating nearly 200 citations — demonstrating the field's hunger for rigorous empirical research in this domain. Johansson-Pajala's research is notably international in scope, extending beyond Sweden to comparative studies across multiple European countries. She explores perspectives from diverse stakeholders — older adults, assistant nurses, public opinion leaders, and policymakers — revealing that improved knowledge consistently shifts mindsets toward greater acceptance of care robots, while humanized robot designs frequently encounter resistance. Her body of work provides essential evidence-based guidance for healthcare systems worldwide navigating the complex realities of technological transformation in elder care.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Care Robot Orientation: What, Who and How? Potential Users’ Perceptions

   71 citations · 2020
2. 2
   Significant challenges when introducing care robots in Swedish elder care

   67 citations · 2020
3. 3
   Embedding care robots into society and practice: Socio-technical considerations

   60 citations · 2020
4. 4
   Assistant nurses and orientation to care robot use in three European countries

   18 citations · 2022
5. 5
   Improved Knowledge Changes the Mindset: Older Adults’ Perceptions of Care Robots

   17 citations · 2019
6. 6
   No thank you to humanized robots: attitudes to care robots in elder care services

   16 citations · 2022
7. 7
   When do individuals choose care robots over a human caregiver? Insights from a laboratory experiment on choices under uncertainty

   10 citations · 2022
8. 8
   9 Assistive robots in care: Expectations and perceptions of older people

   9 citations · 2020
9. 9
   Perception of Society’s Trust in Care Robots by Public Opinion Leaders

   7 citations · 2022

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