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Who Will Pay for Robotic Rehabilitation? The Growing Need for a Cost-effectiveness Analysis
Rocco Salvatore Calabrò1,2,3, Claudia Müller-Eising1,2,3, Maria Letizia Diliberti1,2,3
1Drs. Calabrò, Manuli, Rao, Barone, Parrinello, and Ms. Civello are with IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo in Messina, Italy.
Abstract:
The robot-assisted rehabilitation is a type of technology that has shown great advances in recent years, demonstrating its effectiveness in different neurological disorders; however, the main argument against the introduction of robot technology in rehabilitation is economic considerations. Herein, we discussed the main concerns related to the widespread use of innovation technology and the need for a cost-effectiveness analysis to enter robotics into the framework of the healthcare systems involved in neurorehabilitation.
