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Q1. What is your occupation, affiliation, etc.? [Select all that apply.]

1. Developer/manufacturer of care and welfare devices

2. Distributor of care and welfare devices (wholesaler, distributor, retailer, trading company, rental company, etc.)

3. Provider involved in nursing care (nursing care facility, home nursing, etc.)

4. Care manager

5. Nursing care staff member (of a nursing care facility, home nursing agency, etc.)

6. Recipient of nursing care or support

7. Family member of a recipient of nursing care or support

8. Organization involved in nursing care and welfare, or organization involved in nursing care robots

9. Local government

10. Researcher

11. Student

Other (Please specify.)

Q2. How would you describe your experience with handling nursing care robots at your company/organization? [Select one response.]

1. I am currently handling or have handled nursing care robots.

2. I have never handled nursing care robots.

3. I don’t know.

Q3. Do you or your company/organization have experience conducting demonstrations or scientific verification of the effects of introducing nursing care robots? [Select one response.]

1. Yes, I/we have done so (including activities jointly conducted with other companies or organizations).

2. No, I/we have never done so.

3. I don’t know.

4. I am not in a position to conduct demonstrations or scientific verification. (I am a person receiving care or support, or their family member, etc.)

Q4. For those who answered 1 to Q3: In which situations did you find the results of demonstrations or scientific verification useful? [Select all that apply.]

1. Planning, designing, developing, and improving product/service specifications

2. Decisions regarding the handling of products and services by distributors, retailers, and rental companies

3. Introduction of products and services to nursing care facilities

4. Decisions on the direction of nursing care by care managers (identifying effective usage, clarifying target users, etc.)

5. Promoting and establishing use through improved understanding of the effects of products/services and safety by the onsite nursing care staff

6. Promoting and establishing use through improved understanding of the effects of products/services and safety by actual users of nursing care

7. I did not find it useful.

Other (Please specify.)

Q5. For those who answered 2 to Q3: Why have you not conducted demonstrations or scientific verification? [Select all that apply.]

1. I was not familiar with the concept or examples of demonstrations or scientific verification.

2. I did not understand the meaning or purpose of conducting demonstrations or scientific verification.

3. I did not know what to do to implement demonstrations or scientific verification.

4. I did not know how to get started with demonstrations or scientific verification.

5. No one suggested that I conduct demonstrations or scientific verification.

6. I could not obtain agreement within the company or organization.

7. Too much effort was required given the expected effects.

8. There was a lack of manpower.

9. There was a lack of funds

10. There was a lack of time.

11. I could not find the necessary cooperating partners.

12. I could not find information supporting demonstrations or scientific verification.

13. I do not find it useful.

Other (Please specify.)

Q6. After you read the article(s), in which activities did you find it useful to conduct demonstrations or scientific verification on the effects of introducing nursing care robots? [Select all that apply.]

1. Planning, designing, developing, and improving product/service specifications

2. Decisions regarding the handling of products and services by distributors, retailers, and rental companies

3. Introduction of products and services to nursing care facilities

4. Decisions on the direction of nursing care by care managers (identifying effective usage, clarifying target users, etc.)

5. Promoting and establishing use through improved understanding of the effects of products/services and safety by the onsite nursing care staff

6. Promoting and establishing use through improved understanding of the effects of products/services and safety by actual users of nursing care

7. I did not find it useful.

Other (Please specify.)

Q7. For those who found demonstrations and scientific verification useful (those who selected 1 to 6 in Q6, etc.) after reading the article(s): Do you want to conduct demonstrations and scientific verification and utilize the results? [Select only the most applicable answer.]

1. I want to conduct and participate in demonstrations and scientific verification.

2. I want to conduct and utilize demonstrations and scientific validation, but find doing so difficult.

3. I am not so interested in conducting or utilizing demonstrations and scientific verification.

4. I am not in a position to conduct demonstrations or scientific verification (I am a person receiving care or support, or their family member, etc.)

Q8. For those who answered 2 or 3 in Q7: Why do find it difficult, or why do you not want to conduct demonstrations or scientific verification? [Select all that apply.]

1. I do not know what to do for demonstrations or scientific verification.

2. I do not know how to get started with demonstrations or scientific verification.

3. I feel I am unable to obtain agreement within the company or organization.

4. I feel the effort would not be worth the effects.

5. There is a lack of manpower.

6. There is a lack of funds.

7. There is a lack of time.

8. I feel I am unable to find the necessary cooperating partners.

9. I am unable to find information supporting demonstrations or scientific verification.

Other (Please specify.)

Q9. For those who do not find demonstrations or scientific verification useful (those who selected 7 in Q6, etc.): Why do you not find demonstrations or scientific verification useful? [Select all that apply.]

1. The needs of nursing care sites and users are sufficiently understood without conducting demonstrations or scientific verification.

2. The effects and safety of products and services can be sufficiently understood without conducting demonstrations or scientific verification.

3. The effects and safety of products and services will not be sufficiently understood even if the results of demonstrations or scientific verification are obtained.

4. I cannot determine whether demonstrations or scientific verification have been conducted properly, so I cannot rely on the results.

Other (Please specify.)

Q10. Do you want us to continue disseminating information on demonstrations and scientific verification of the effects of introducing nursing care robots on this portal site? [Select only the most applicable

1. I definitely hope you continue to do so.

2. I hope you continue to do so.

3. I do not think it is necessary for you to continue to do so.

4. I really do not think it is necessary for you to continue to do so.

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Questionnaire on Examples Demonstrating the Effects of Introducing Nursing Care Robots