title: [Rehabilitation and nursing-care robots].
abstract: In the extremely aged society, rehabilitation staff will be required to provide ample rehabilitation training for more stroke patients and more aged people with disabilities despite limitations in human resources. A nursing-care robot is one potential solution from the standpoint of rehabilitation. The nursing-care robot is defined as a robot which assists aged people and persons with disabilities in daily life and social life activities. The nursing-care robot consists of an independent support robot, caregiver support robot, and life support robot. Although many nursing-care robots have been developed, the most appropriate robot must be selected according to its features and the needs of patients and caregivers in the field of nursing-care.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hachisuka
mesh_terms: D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000145:classification / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D012371:Robotics / Q000145:classification / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation