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Table 5 Conclusions of the cost outcomes of the included studies

From: Economic analysis of digital motor rehabilitation technologies: a systematic review

Author

Rehabilitation technology (model)

HT≥6 mois

Identification, measurement, and valuation of resources in both arms

Conclusion

Wagner et al., 2011 

Robot

YES

YES

Lower cost

Hesse et al.,2014

Robot (Bi-Manu Track)

NO

NO

Lower cost

Stefano et al., 2014 

Robot (NeReBot)

NO

NO

Lower cost

Lloréns et al., 2016 

Virtual reality

NO

NO

Higher cost

Bustamante Valles et al., 2016

Robot (Ness for upper extremity, the Motomed Viva 2 for upper extremities)

NO

NO

Lower cost

Housley et al., 2016 

Robot

NO

NO

Lower cost

Adie et al., 2017 

WiiTM sport

YES

YES

Equivalent

Islam and Brunner, 2019

Virtual reality (Bi-Manu-Trainer (Reha-Stim Medtech Ltd., Switzerland))

NO

YES

Higher cost

Prvu Bettger et al., 2020

Virtual reality

YES

YES

Lower cost

Rémy-Néris et al., 2021

Robot (Armeo Spring® HOCOMA)

YES

YES

Equivalent

Fernandez-Garcia et al., 2021

Robot (MIT-Manus robotic)

YES

YES

Higher cost

  1. HT≥6: When the temporal horizon of a study exceeds 6 months, the answer is YES; otherwise, it is NO