Robotics Use in the Care and Management of People Living With Diabetes Mellitus: A Scoping Review
Authors' conclusion
Despite growing evidence for robotics in diabetes care, research remains methodologically limited and focused primarily on younger populations. Future studies should include adults, employ multi-faceted robotics designs, and be adequately powered to assess acceptability and efficacy across diverse groups, facilitating broader application in diabetes care.
Study context
- Population
- Studies of Socially Assistive Robots for diabetes care, published 2013–2025; mostly children with T1D22 studies
- Outcome
- Robotic types, barriers and enablers to use, and impact on health-related outcomes
Methodological detailsArksey and O'Malley's framework
- Arksey and O'Malley's framework
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Socially assistive robots demonstrated high acceptability, especially among younger children
- Positive effect on knowledge acquisition, self-management and self-efficacy
- Enablers of engagement: personalized interactions, gamified features, emotional responsiveness
- Engagement waned over time, particularly when practical and emotional expectations were unmet
- Barriers: usability challenges, privacy concerns, lack of customization
- Economic and sustainability evaluations were absent
- Studies largely conducted in Europe, cross-sectional, with small sample sizes
Original publication
Robotics Use in the Care and Management of People Living With Diabetes Mellitus: A Scoping Review. J Diabetes Sci Technol. Published 20 July 2025. doi:10.
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