Effectiveness of Robotics in Stroke Rehabilitation to Accelerate Upper Extremity Function: Systematic Review
Table 1
An overview of the literature search.
Database
Search strings used
Number of hits received
Number of articles selected after title screening
Ovid
“exp Robotics” AND “motor impairment” AND [“exp Upper Extremity” AND “exp Stroke/or exp Ischemic Stroke/or exp Hemorrhagic Stroke/or exp Stroke Rehabilitation”]
55
4
CINAHL
(MH “Stroke+” OR MH “ischemic stroke+” OR MH “hemorrhagic stroke+”) AND (MH “robotics+” OR “exoskeleton devices”) AND (MH “Recovery+”) AND (MH “Upper Extremity+” OR MH “Shoulder” OR MH “Arm” OR MH “Hand”)
56
41
Scopus
Search 1: “Robot-assisted” AND “Stroke” AND “Function”
437
7
Search 2: “Stroke” AND “Robotics”
5190
8
PubMed
Search 1: “stroke” AND “robotics”
950
17
Search 2: “Upper limb” AND “stroke” AND “interventions” AND “occupational therapy”
