This study presents a systematic literature search and narrative meta-review of the current
state of research on conversational agents (CAs), including embodied CAs, chatbots, and …

Background: Social robots have the potential to bring benefits to aged care. However, it is
uncertain whether placing these robots in older people's home is acceptable and whether …

This theoretical article examines the concept of social support in the context of human-
automation interaction, outlining several critical issues. We identified several factors that we …

The aim of this paper is to describe the results collected with the Italian study conducted
within eWare project, aimed at supporting the autonomy and health of the older people …

Several statistical reports have addressed the problem of increasing old age and the related
increase in emergency room requests in hospital centers. In this paper, interviews were …

Background Social robots, as a form of digital health technologies, are used to support
emotional, cognitive, and physical care and have shown promising outcomes in enhancing …

Background Social robots have demonstrated promising outcomes in terms of increasing the
social health and well-being of people with dementia and mild cognitive impairment …

Digital technologies such as virtual reality (VR) are increasingly designed and implemented
to support people living with dementia who are at risk of loneliness and/or social isolation …

Social robots have great potential to support individuals' health and wellbeing. We did a
follow up study based on previous work of a 2021 systematic review following PRISMA …

Background Promoting the well-being of older adults in an aging society requires new
solutions. One resource might be the use of social robots for group activities that promote …