Table 3 Perceptions on equity, social, and legal dimensions
Equity aspects | MRgFUS | Surgery | UAE | p-value |
Access to care on local level | −2.00 | 0.83 | −0.83 | 0.022 |
Access to care for person of a legally protected status | −0.67 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.034 |
Impact on the hospital waiting list | 0.17 | −1.83 | 0.17 | 0.048 |
Generation of health migrations | 2.83 | 0.17 | 1.83 | 0.031 |
Existence of factors influencing the patient’s ability and autonomy | 0.83 | 0.00 | 0.67 | 0.286 |
Existence of factors limiting the use of the technology for a group of patients | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.564 |
Protection of persons of a legally protected status | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.331 |
Iniquity | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.445 |
Influence on the patient’s dignity | 0.17 | 0.17 | −0.17 | 0.321 |
Influence on the patient’s religion | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.786 |
Average Value | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.20 | 0.132 |
Social aspects | MRgFUS | Surgery | UAE | p-value |
Ability of the technology to protect the patients’ autonomy | 2.50 | 0.33 | 1.50 | 0.034 |
Protection of human rights | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.878 |
The use of technology guarantees the social values and the willingness to pay of the patient | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.995 |
Protection of persons of a legally protected status | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.932 |
Ability of the technology to protect the patients’ religion | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.675 |
Impact of the procedure on the social costs | 2.17 | −0.17 | 1.50 | 0.045 |
Patients and citizens can have a good level of understanding of technology | 1.17 | 1.33 | 1.17 | 0.743 |
Impact of the procedure on the patient’s perceived quality of life | 2.67 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 0.037 |
Impact of the procedure on the care giver’s life and perception. | 2.33 | 1.17 | 1.50 | 0.028 |
Recovery rate | 3.00 | 0.33 | 1.83 | 0.007 |
Average Value | 1.45 | 0.45 | 0.97 | 0.044 |
Legal aspects | MRgFUS | Surgery | UAE | p-value |
Permission level of technology | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0,887 |
Need for inclusion of the technology in registry | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.864 |
Fulfillment of the safety requirements | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.941 |
Infringement of intellectual property rights | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.898 |
The need to regulate the acquisition of technology | −0.17 | −0.17 | −0.17 | 0.886 |
The legislation covers the regulation of technology for all categories of patients | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.911 |
The user manual of the technology is complete | 0.83 | 0.17 | 0.83 | 0.314 |
Average Value | 0.19 | 0.10 | 0.19 | 0.648 |