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Can robots tackle late-life loneliness? Scanning of future opportunities and challenges in assisted living facilities

This future-oriented study examines the opportunities and challenges offered by social robots and communication technology when aiming to decrease emotional and social loneliness in older people residing in assisted living (AL). The paper draws on prior literature on loneliness, elder care and socia...

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Autores principales: Pirhonen, Jari, Tiilikainen, Elisa, Pekkarinen, Satu, Lemivaara, Marjut, Melkas, Helinä
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7534874/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33041358
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2020.102640