Robots in Healthcare

Integrating a Large Language Model Into a Socially Assistive Robot in a Hospital Geriatric Unit: Two-Wave Comparative Study on Performance, Engagement, and User Perceptions

Lauriane Blavette, Sébastien Dacunha, Xavier Alameda-Pineda, Jeanne Cattoni, Anne-Sophie Rigaud, Maribel Pino

JMIR Hum Factors 2025 (Dec 03); 12:e81936

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Engaging Older Adults and Staff in the Co-Design and Evaluation of Socially Assistive Robot and Virtual Reality Activities for Long-Term Care: User-Centered Study

Ritam Ghosh, Nibraas Khan, Miroslava Migovich, Judith A Tate, Cathy A Maxwell, Paul A Newhouse, Douglas W Scharre, Alai Tan, Lorraine C Mion, Nilanjan Sarkar

JMIR Aging 2025 (Dec 02); 8:e75288

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Socially Assistive Robots for Pain Management and Emotional Responses in Pediatric Hospital Care: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Fang Yu Hsu, Yun Hsuan Lee, Jia-Ling Tsai, Angela Shin-Yu Lien

J Med Internet Res 2025 (Nov 26); 27:e76427

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Factors Shaping Public Perceptions of a Range of Robotic Technologies in Surgery: Cross-Sectional Web-Based Survey

Sarek Shen, Deborah Xie, Andy Ding, Lisa Zhang, Francis Creighton

JMIR Hum Factors 2025 (Nov 20); 12:e64224

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Digital Social Robots in Reducing Loneliness Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Japan: Randomized Controlled Trial and Qualitative Analysis

Hiroshi Murayama, Mai Takase

JMIR Aging 2025 (Oct 22); 8:e74422

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Social Media Discussions About Robotic Total Knee Arthroplasty: Cross-Sectional Analysis

Charles Desgagné, Jordan J Levett, Lior M Elkaim, John Antoniou

JMIR Infodemiology 2025 (Oct 09); 5:e69883

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Health Care Professionals’ Perspectives of Socially Assistive Robots in Health Care Settings: Systematic Review

Yun Hsuan Lee, Fang Yu Hsu, Angela Shin-Yu Lien

J Med Internet Res 2025 (Oct 09); 27:e79634

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Comparing Caregiver Perceptions of a Social Robot and Tablet for Serious Game Delivery in Dementia Care: Cross-Sectional Comparison Study

Dorothy Bai, Kelvin Tan Cheng Kian, Po-Yin Chen, Yeh-Liang Hsu, Gong-Hong Lin

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (Oct 07); 13:e76209

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Exploratory Research With a Health Consumer Group on Social Robot Use Among Older Adults: Qualitative Study

James Sadler, Aila Khan, Omar Mubin, Michael Lwin

JMIR Hum Factors 2025 (Sep 24); 12:e70462

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Health Care Professionals’ Experiences Regarding Facilitators of and Barriers to Sustained Use of Social Robot Ivy for People With Intellectual Disabilities: Qualitative Interview Study

Mark Steins, Claire Huijnen, Gaby Odekerken-Schröder, Dominik Mahr, Kars Mennens, Ramon Daniels, Frank Mathmann

J Med Internet Res 2025 (Sep 10); 27:e74168

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Use of Socially Assistive Robots in Physiotherapy: Scoping Review

Jiaxin He, Melanie K Farlie, Pamela Carreno-Medrano

JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol 2025 (Sep 03); 12:e69908

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Managing Cognitive Decline Through a Social Robot–Based Intervention: Protocol for the engAGE Proof of Concept and Randomized Controlled Trial

Giulio Amabili, Elvira Maranesi, Arianna Margaritini, Anna Rita Bonfigli, Elisa Felici, Federico Barbarossa, Marco Benadduci, Laetitia Gosetto, Julie Guebey, Terje Grimstad, Riitta Hellman, Andrei Iulian Marin, Lars Thomas Boye, Ionut Manuel Anghel, Tudor Cioara, Roberta Bevilacqua

JMIR Res Protoc 2025 (Sep 02); 14:e67601

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A Robot-Delivered Training Program to Improve Children’s Mental Health and Resilience in Dutch Primary Schools: Pilot Intervention Study

Anne Zijp, Jiska J Aardoom, Olivier A Blanson Henkemans, Sylvia van der Pal, Eline Vlasblom, Anke Versluis

JMIR Form Res 2025 (Aug 29); 9:e66797

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Understanding Workers’ Well-Being and Cognitive Load in Human-Cobot Collaboration: Systematic Review

Giulia Bassi, Valeria Orso, Silvia Salcuni, Luciano Gamberini

J Med Internet Res 2025 (Aug 27); 27:e75658

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Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Using a Social Robot in Residential Care for Individuals With Challenges in Daily Structure and Planning: Protocol for a Multiple-Baseline Single Case Trial and Health Economic Evaluation

Kirstin N van Dam, Marieke F M Gielissen, Nienke M Siebelink, Ghislaine A P G van Mastrigt, Wouter den Hollander, Brigitte Boon

JMIR Res Protoc 2025 (Aug 08); 14:e67841

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Acceptability and Usability of a Socially Assistive Robot Integrated With a Large Language Model for Enhanced Human-Robot Interaction in a Geriatric Care Institution: Mixed Methods Evaluation

Lauriane Blavette, Sébastien Dacunha, Xavier Alameda-Pineda, Daniel Hernández García, Sharon Gannot, Florian Gras, Nancie Gunson, Séverin Lemaignan, Michal Polic, Pinchas Tandeitnik, Francesco Tonini, Anne-Sophie Rigaud, Maribel Pino

JMIR Hum Factors 2025 (Aug 01); 12:e76496

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Evaluating Social Assistive Robots in Clinical Nursing Care: Mixed Method Pilot Study on Health Care Workers’ Perceptions and Adoption

Janika Leoste, Kadi Lubi, Kristel Marmor, Katrin Kangur

JMIR Nursing 2025 (Aug 01); 8:e70305

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A Companion Robot for Children With Asthma: Descriptive Development and Feasibility Pilot Study

Jinnaphat Sangngam, Somsiri Rungamornrat, Rungnapa Santipipat, Kunchira Ponthanee

JMIR Pediatr Parent 2025 (Jun 23); 8:e68943

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Factors Associated With the Level of Trust in Health Information Robots Among the General Population From a Socioecological Model Perspective: Network Analysis

Jiukai Zhao, Yuqi Yang, Juanxia Miao, Xue Wang, Dianjun Qi, Shuang Zang

J Med Internet Res 2025 (Jun 13); 27:e68299

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Effectiveness of Robot-Assisted Upper Extremity Function Training (Gloreha) on Upper Extremities Function After Stroke: Systematic Review

Chirathip Thawisuk, Sopida Apichai, Waranya Chingchit, Jananya P Dhippayom, Teerapon Dhippayom

JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol 2025 (Jun 05); 12:e68268

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