Context |
The pharmacy context adds to a sense of trust and quality with respect to the information provided |
An alternative context such as a grocery store without pharmaceutical personnel constitutes a risk |
Digital competence |
The choice of the emergency contraceptive pill is based on a presumed higher digital competence of the potential customers |
Customer qualities such as age and disabilities may affect digital competence and add to vulnerability |
Customer integrity |
An advantageous choice if the customer wants to stay anonymous due to small community and/or fear of being judged |
The loudness of the robot and the delicacy of the information calls for boundaries, but which are not too obvious in nature |
Interaction |
The robot's capacity to speak several different languages and its human-like appearance provides value |
A sense of inability to interrupt the robot to ask additional questions and the high speed of information given |
Pharmacists' professional role |
An aid for pharmacists with respect to personnel shortages and potentially aggressive customers, among other things |
A risk of pharmacists being replaced by robots. The information quality could be improved by connecting the robot to relevant databases |
Human skills |
Offers a potential complement to the human pharmacist and may be used to improve the service level by offering the customer a choice in service provider |
Human pharmacists can identify subtle signs relevant to communication, such as body language and untrustworthiness |