Medical assistive robots

Abstract

Medical assistive robots (MARs) are innovative tools providing extensive support and assistance to users in different medical scenarios, enhancing patients’ health and care. Social MARs have been implemented in respiratory medicine to help manage chronic respiratory conditions, such as asthma, COPD and cystic fibrosis. To integrate MARs into routine clinical practice, more studies are needed to strengthen the evidence on the feasibility, acceptability and efficacy of MARs in chronic respiratory conditions in the long term. <bold>Cite as:</bold> Licari A, Ferrante G, Malizia V, <italic>et al.</italic> Medical assistive robots. <italic>In:</italic> Pinnock H, Poberezhets V, Drummond D, eds. Digital Respiratory Healthcare (ERS Monograph). Sheffield, European Respiratory Society, 2023; pp. 16–26 [<ext-link>https://doi.org/10.1183/2312508X.10000523</ext-link>].