Hospital-Based Robotic Applications in Nursing Practice: A Scoping Review.
Yebin Kim, Su In Jung, Seonyeong Woo and 1 others
PMID 42298824WHAT IT FOUND
33 of 40 included studies described robots used in direct nursing care, mainly emotional support and monitoring.
The mapping did not show robots improve care or reduce nurse workload.
Key findings
0140 studies were included, and 33 described robots used in direct nursing care.
02Among direct-care studies, 17 mapped to psychological patterns; coping support (n = 6) and emotional support (n = 5) were the most frequent interventions.
03Indirect care was represented by one study, while associated work included four errand studies and five cleaning studies.
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What it does not show
Only hospital-based studies were included, so community care settings are not represented. Non-English studies were excluded, which may have missed relevant work. Gray literature and surgical or rehabilitation applications were excluded, so the map is incomplete for those areas. The review mapped robotic functions and did not test effectiveness or patient outcomes.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflicts of interest and reported no funding.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read this as evidence that robots improve patient care or reduce nurse workload. It mapped existing hospital nursing applications and did not test effectiveness. It also found little support for indirect care tasks such as documentation and reporting.