Journal of medical Internet research
Participant Characteristics Associated With Loneliness Reduction During a Digital Social Robot Intervention Among Older Adults Living Alone in Japan: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Par Murayama H et Takase M.
Contenu en anglais
Résumé
Among community-dwelling older adults living alone, less frequent preintervention social contact was associated with greater reductions in loneliness during a social robot intervention. Future trials should examine whether preintervention social contact modifies the effects of social robot interventions.