Cost-effectiveness analysis of robotic exoskeleton versus conventional physiotherapy for stroke rehabilitation in Singapore from a health system perspective.

Journal: BMJ open
Published Date: Jul 7, 2025

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study conducted a comprehensive probabilistic cost-effectiveness analysis comparing robotic exoskeleton therapy to conventional physiotherapy for stroke rehabilitation in Singapore, focusing on three patient groups categorised by their Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) scores.

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  • Ravi Shankar
    Studio of Computational Biology & Bioinformatics, The Himalayan Centre for High-throughput Computational Biology, (HiCHiCoB, A BIC supported by DBT, India)CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur (HP), India.
  • Ning Tang
    Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China.
  • Nur Shafawati
    Department of Rehabilitation, Alexandra Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore.
  • Phillip Phan
    Carey Business School, 1466Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Amartya Mukhopadhyay
    Department of Medicine and.
  • Effie Chew

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