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Additionally, current human-robot interaction rehabilitation methods either focus on technical implementation without addressing patient psychological needs or existing high costs and other issues affecting patient accessibility for widespread home use.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study proposes an HRI and lean digital healthcare approach for facial paralysis, combining a wearable exoskeleton with a smartphone app for AR-assisted muscle training and assessment. Leveraging patients\u2019 smartphones, the system is cost-effective, accessible, and enhances engagement through real-time feedback, supporting long-term home rehabilitation. It also utilizes video data for automated evaluation, laying the foundation for a lean digital healthcare to improve patient outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A two-week controlled trial of rehabilitation intervention found that the robot-assisted facial paralysis rehabilitation training presented in this study decreased the patients\u2019 facial nerve function scores, possibly somewhat better than traditional rehabilitation training. It also significantly improved motor motivation and experience. 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