Review Article

Do Robotics and Virtual Reality Add Real Progress to Mirror Therapy Rehabilitation? A Scoping Review

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Full search strategy.

DatabaseTerm(s) (entered in the basic search bar)

Cochrane Librarymirror

Google Scholar“mirror therapy” or “mirror visual feedback” or “mirror box” or “mirror reflection”

IEEE Xplore“mirror therapy”

Medline(computer [tiab] or computerised [tiab] or computerized [tiab] or technology [tiab] or “tablet PC” [tiab] or “machine learning” [tiab] or augmented [tiab] or virtual [tiab] or robotic [tiab] or robotics [tiab] or exoskeleton [tiab] or robot [tiab] or “video games” [mesh] or “virtual reality” [mesh] or “Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy” [mesh] or robotics [mesh] or “Exoskeleton Device” [mesh] or “Therapy, Computer-Assisted” [mesh] or “artificial intelligence” [tiab] or “Brain-computer interfaces” [mesh]) and (“mirror therapy” [tiab] or “mirror visual feedback” [tiab] or “mirror box” [tiab] or “mirror reflection” [tiab])

PEDROmirror (in title or abstract)

PsycINFO(TI computer or AB computer or TI computerised or AB computerised or TI computerized or AB computerized or TI technology or AB technology or TI “tablet PC” or AB “tablet PC” or TI “machine learning” or AB “machine learning” or AB augmented or TI augmented or TI virtual or AB virtual or AB robotic or TI virtual or TI robotics or AB robotics or TI exoskeleton or AB exoskeleton or TI robot or AB robot or TI “artificial intelligence” or AB “artificial intelligence” or MA “Computer Games” or MA “virtual reality” or MA robotics) and (AB “mirror therapy” or TI “mirror therapy” or AB “mirror visual feedback” or TI “mirror visual feedback” or AB “mirror box” or TI “mirror box” or AB “mirror reflection” or TI “mirror reflection” or MA “mirror image”)