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Table 3 Opinions given by the students on advantages/disadvantages of mice/robots use (academic years 2019–20/2020–21)

From: Face-to-face and online teaching experience on experimental animals and alternative methods with nursing students: a research study

 

Mice

Robots

Advantages

Knowledge of reality (78%/80%)

Reliability (67%/69%)

Similar to humans (51%/56%)

Avoids the use of animals (65%/73%)

Animals do not suffer (61%/58%)

Scientific progress (48%/60%)

Disadvantages

Potential damage to the mouse (92%/89%)

Wide variations in responses (71%/69%)

You do not see the real effect (91%/93%)

High cost (72%/63%)

Difficult to program (54%/68%)