Social isolation

The impact of technology on older adults’ social isolation

Pouria Khosravi, Azadeh Rezvani, Anna Wiewiora

Citations: 415 • 2016

Investigating the effectiveness of technologies applied to assist seniors: A systematic literature review

Pouria Khosravi, Amir Hossein Ghapanchi

Citations: 329 • 2015

From Isolation to Communication: A Case Study Evaluation of Robot Assisted Play for Children with Autism with a Minimally Expressive Humanoid Robot

Ben Robins, Kerstin Dautenhahn, Paul Dickerson

Citations: 297 • 2009

Loneliness and Isolation in Long-term Care and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Joyce Simard, Ladislav Volicer

Citations: 266 • 2020

Interventions to reduce social isolation and loneliness during COVID-19 physical distancing measures: A rapid systematic review

Christopher Y. K. Williams, A Townson, Milan Kapur, Alice F. Ferreira, Rebecca Nunn, Julieta Galante, Veronica Phillips, Sarah Gentry, Juliet A. Usher‐Smith

Citations: 259 • 2021

Evaluation of an Assistive Telepresence Robot for Elderly Healthcare

Sašo Koceski, Nataša Koceska

Citations: 195 • 2016

Mobile remote presence systems for older adults

Jenay M. Beer, Leila Takayama

Citations: 195 • 2011

The Benefit of Pets and Animal-Assisted Therapy to the Health of Older Individuals

E. Paul Cherniack, Ariella R. Cherniack

Citations: 164 • 2014

A social robot intervention on depression, loneliness, and quality of life for Taiwanese older adults in long-term care

Shu‐Chuan Chen, Wendy Moyle, Cindy Jones, Helen Petsky

Citations: 146 • 2020

Effectiveness of Technology Interventions in Addressing Social Isolation, Connectedness, and Loneliness in Older Adults: Systematic Umbrella Review

Eric Balki, Niall Hayes, Carol Holland

Citations: 132 • 2022

Meal-Time with a Socially Assistive Robot and Older Adults at a Long-term Care Facility

Derek McColl, Goldie Nejat

Citations: 129 • 2013

Older Adults’ Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Physical Information and Communication Technology in the Era of Ambient Assisted Living: A Systematic Literature Review

Rita Latikka, Rosana Rubio Hernández, Elena Simona Lohan, Juho Rantala, Fernando Nieto Fernández, Arto Laitinen, Atte Oksanen

Citations: 126 • 2021

Envisioning the future for older adults: Autonomy, health, well-being, and social connectedness with technology support

Wendy A. Rogers, Tracy L. Mitzner

Citations: 123 • 2016

Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of social robots for older adults and people with dementia: a scoping review

Wei Qi Koh, Simone Anna Felding, Kübra Beliz Budak, Elaine Toomey, Dympna Casey

Citations: 122 • 2021

Forced social isolation due to <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 and consequent mental health problems: Lessons from <i>hikikomori</i>

Takahiro A. Kato, Norman Sartorius, Naotaka Shinfuku

Citations: 119 • 2020

Social Telepresence Robots: A Narrative Review of Experiments Involving Older Adults before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Baptiste Isabet, Maribel Pino, Manon Lewis, Samuel Benveniste, Anne‐Sophie Rigaud

Citations: 104 • 2021

Impacts of Low-cost Robotic Pets for Older Adults and People With Dementia: Scoping Review

Wei Qi Koh, Faith Xin Hui Ang, Dympna Casey

Citations: 94 • 2021

Engagement and experience of older people with socially assistive robots in home care

Rajiv Khosla, Mei-Tai Chu, Seyed Mohammad Sadegh Khaksar, Khanh Nguyen, Toyoaki Nishida

Citations: 93 • 2019

Customized Information and Communication Technology for Reducing Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Adults: Scoping Review

Gomathi Thangavel, Mevludin Memedi, Karin Hedström

Citations: 89 • 2022

You’ve got a friend in me: sociable robots for older adults in an age of global pandemics

Nancy S. Jecker

Citations: 81 • 2020