Association between loneliness and acceptance of using robots and pets as companions among older Chinese immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Journal: Australasian journal on ageing
PMID: 35438833

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To examine loneliness experienced by middle-aged and older Chinese immigrants and its association with accepting technology as a companion (apps, Internet and robots) versus owning pets, when social distancing measures were implemented in New Zealand during the first COVID-19 outbreak.

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  • Ching-Ju Chiu
    Institute of Gerontology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
  • Yi-Hsuan Lo
    Department of Statistics, College of Management, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
  • Mu-Hsing Ho
    School of Nursing, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR.
  • Jed Montayre
    School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Ivy Yan Zhao
    WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR.

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