Social and health impacts of exoskeleton use on care workers.

Background: In many countries, the growing shortage of care workers versus the growing number of people needing care is causing concern. In this healthcare transformation, exoskeletons, a form of wearable robotics, have been introduced as a means to aid care workers in their physically demanding and...

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Published in:Work Vol. 82; no. 1; pp. 205 - 220
Main Authors: Saurio, Riika, Pekkarinen, Satu, Säynäjäkangas, Pihla, Mänttäri, Satu, Rauttola, Ari-Pekka, Oksa, Juha, Melkas, Helinä
Format: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. Sep2025
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