Table 4.
Qualitative Assessment of the Equity, Ethical, Social and Legal Impacts
| Equity Impact | Traditional Instruments – “AS IS” Scenario | Traditional Instruments + GA – “TO BE” Scenario |
| Access to care on local level | 1.83 | −0.42 |
| Access to care for person with legally protected status | 1.75 | −0.58 |
| Impact on the hospital waiting list | 0.08 | 0.33 |
| Generation of health migrations phenomena | 0.75 | 1.17 |
| Existence of factors limiting the use of the technology for a group of individuals | 0.67 | 1.33 |
| The different willingness to pay among individuals could modify the accessibility of the technology | 0.08 | −1.00 |
| Level of iniquity of the technology | 0.58 | 0.17 |
| Individuals’ Cultural, moral and religious beliefs could modify the accessibility of the technology | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Average value for equity impact | 0.72 | 0.13 |
| Ethical and Social Impact | Traditional Instruments – “AS IS” Scenario | Traditional Instruments + GA – “TO BE” Scenario |
| Ability of the technology to protect the individuals’ autonomy | 1.33 | 1.75 |
| Protection of human rights | 1.58 | 1.58 |
| Ability of the technology to protect the individuals’ integrity | 1.42 | 1.42 |
| Ability of the technology to protect the individuals’ dignity | 1.33 | 1.33 |
| The use of the technology guarantees the social values and the willingness to pay of the individual | 0.83 | 0.00 |
| Ability of the technology to protect the individuals’ religion | 0.75 | 0.75 |
| Impact of the procedure on the social costs | 0.67 | 0.50 |
| T2DM individuals and citizens can have a good level of understanding of technology | 1.08 | 1.00 |
| Impact of the technology on the individual’s perceived quality of life | 1.33 | 2.17 |
| Impact of the technology on the care giver’s life and perception. | 0.83 | 1.50 |
| Average value for ethical and social impact | 1.12 | 1.20 |
| Legal Impact | Traditional Instruments – “AS IS” Scenario | Traditional instruments + GA – “TO BE” Scenario |
| Permission level of technology | 0.80 | 0.10 |
| Need for inclusion of the technology in registry | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Fulfilment of the safety requirements | 1.80 | 1.70 |
| Production warranties | 1.80 | 1.80 |
| Price control | 0.90 | −0.20 |
| Infringement of intellectual property rights | 0.00 | 0.10 |
| The need to regulate the acquisition of technology | 0.20 | −0.60 |
| The legislation covers the regulation of technology for all categories of individuals | 0.50 | −0.60 |
| Average value for legal impact | 0.75 | 0.29 |