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Published on in Vol 8 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/74422, first published .
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Digital Social Robots in Reducing Loneliness Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Japan: Randomized Controlled Trial and Qualitative Analysis

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Digital Social Robots in Reducing Loneliness Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Japan: Randomized Controlled Trial and Qualitative Analysis

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Digital Social Robots in Reducing Loneliness Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Japan: Randomized Controlled Trial and Qualitative Analysis

Authors of this article:

Hiroshi Murayama1 Author Orcid Image ;   Mai Takase1 Author Orcid Image
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Hiroshi Murayama   1 , MPH, PhD ;   Mai Takase   1 , PhD

1 Research Team for Social Participation and Healthy Aging, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan

Corresponding Author:

  • Hiroshi Murayama, MPH, PhD
  • Research Team for Social Participation and Healthy Aging, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology
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  • Tokyo 173-0015
  • Japan
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  • Email: murayama@tmig.or.jp