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Anonymized focus-group transcripts from 14 operating-room team members (7 surgical residents, 4 nurses, 3 attending surgeons) on the needs and barriers for exoskeleton use in surgery, collected after a simulated surgical task wearing a commercial upper-body exoskeleton. Qualitative data only, public domain (CC0) on the Purdue University Research Repository; supports the Human Factors 2020 adoption study.

Details

Subjects

n = 14

Setting

Laboratory (controlled or simulated)

Protocol / load

Simulated laparoscopic (FLS) surgical task with sustained arm elevation, followed by focus groups

Equipment

Anonymized focus-group transcripts (PDF); usability questionnaire administered but not deposited

License

CC0-1.0

Keywords

exoskeleton, shoulder, healthcare, surgery, qualitative, adoption

Added to catalog

2026-09-01

Publications

• Cha J.S., Monfared S., Stefanidis D., Nussbaum M.A., Yu D. (2020). Supporting Surgical Teams: Identifying Needs and Barriers for Exoskeleton Implementation in the Operating Room. Hum. Factors 62(3):377-390Identified four adoption themes; mean System Usability Scale score 81.3.

Exoskeleton

Record type

Device evaluation

Device(s)

Commercial upper-body arm-support exoskeleton (model not stated)

Body region

Shoulder

Study design

Focus groups after a 10-min simulated surgical (FLS) task wearing the exoskeleton

Outcomes

Subjective ratings

This record is part of the exoskeleton collection.

Cite

Cite the dataset as its authors request (check the source page for an official citation); this BibTeX is a convenience starting point.

@misc{cha-yu-or-exoskeleton-focus-groups,
  author = {Cha, J.S. and Yu, D.},
  title  = {{Exoskeletons in the Operating Room: Surgical-Team Focus-Group Transcripts}},
  year   = {2019},
  doi    = {10.4231/TF0A-S814},
  url    = {https://purr.purdue.edu/publications/3318/1},
}