Purpose Besides the direct physical health consequences, through social isolation COVID-
19 affects a considerably larger share of consumers with deleterious effects for their …

Purpose There is growing interest in intelligent assistive technologies (IATs) in the
rehabilitation and support of older adults, however, the factors contributing to or preventing …

Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that more than 1 billion people live
with some form of disability. Moreover, the number of elderly is increasing in recent years …

Introduction: By 2050, older adults will constitute 16% of the world population; hence, there
is an urgent demand and challenge to design solutions (products and services) that meet …

Objectives. We summarized technology acceptance and the influencing factors of elderly
people toward socially assistive robots (SARs). Methods. A scoping review whereby a …

This paper reports the design and qualitative evaluation of a social robot programmed to
deliver a talk-based treatment program to improve health behaviour change for food intake …

Social companion robots are getting more attention to assist elderly people to stay
independent at home and to decrease their social isolation. When developing solutions, one …

Background Information and communication technology solutions have the potential to
support active and healthy aging and improve monitoring and treatment outcomes. To make …

This study aims to analyze the concept of companion robots for older adults from the
perspective of nursing. This study employed a concept analysis. The literature from July …

Purpose This study aims to examine the possible factors affecting Malaysians' intention to
adopt new technology such as home health-care robots (HHRs) based on the extended …