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Noel Maalouf¹, Abbas Sidaoui², Imad H Elhajj³

¹PhD Candidate, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.

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Summary

Robots in nursing are categorized into assistive robots for physical care and social assistive robots for emotional well-being. Further research in human-robot interaction and acceptance is recommended for future advancements in nursing robotics.

Keywords:

Assistive caregivers disabled elderly ethics monitoring nursing robotics social

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Area of Science:

Robotics
Nursing
Gerontology

Background:

Increasing demand for nursing care due to aging populations and nurse shortages.
Growing integration of robotics in healthcare settings, particularly in Japan.
Need for understanding the evolving landscape of nursing robots.

Purpose of the Study:

To conduct a scoping review of robots used in nursing.
To categorize the different types of robots employed in nursing care.
To identify current applications and future directions for robotics in nursing.

Main Methods:

Systematic search of six electronic databases.
Keywords: nursing, nurses, robots, robotics.
Inclusion of 69 articles from 1,758 retrieved, excluding surgical, educational, and clinical procedure robotics.

Main Results:

Categorization of nursing robots into two primary types: assistive robots and social assistive robots.
Assistive robots: focus on physical care, service, and monitoring.
Social assistive robots: focus on cognitive and emotional support, companionship.

Conclusions:

Robotics in nursing is advancing, with distinct roles for assistive and social robots.
Future research should prioritize human-robot interaction, monitoring robots, and addressing psychological barriers to acceptance.
A comprehensive understanding of robotics applications is crucial for developing effective technological solutions in nursing.