A scoping review mapped 11 robot-rehabilitation studies for older adults. The evidence is too small and too varied to say robots improve function — it's a landscape map, not proof of benefit. Four of five physical-rehab studies were done in Chinese hospitals.
Only 11 studies met the strict rehabilitation-oriented criteria, split into 6 for cognitive rehabilitation or stimulation and 5 for physical rehabilitation, published between 2019 and 2026.
Four of the five physical rehabilitation studies were conducted in Chinese hospital settings, which the authors note limits generalizability of that subgroup to other health systems.
Intervention dose, safety, adverse events, adherence, withdrawals, and follow-up were inconsistently reported across the included studies, making dose-response interpretation and safety conclusions impossible.
Single-blind randomized controlled trial. Sixty-four participants were randomized across two intervention arms and assessed at twelve weeks for the primary outcome…
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