Table 1 Search strategy for MEDLINE database

S1

robotic* OR robot* OR robotic therap* OR robot-assisted OR robot assisted OR exoskeleton* OR assistive robotic* OR walking robotic device* OR personal care robot* OR medical robot* OR assistive OR assistive automation OR wearable robot* OR orthotic* OR orthosis OR exoskeletal* OR exo OR end-effector OR haptic* OR robot regulation*

S2

rehab* OR intervention* OR treatment* OR therap* OR program* OR strateg* OR training OR physiotherap* OR physio-therap* OR “physio therap*” OR “physical therap*”

S3

Qualitative research OR qualitative OR interview* OR focus group* OR ethno* OR phenomenolog* OR hermeneutic* OR grounded theory OR narrative analysis OR thematic analysis OR lived experience* OR life experience*

S4

(MH “Qualitative Research”) OR “Qualitative research”

S5

S3 OR S4

S6

S1 AND S2 AND S5