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Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/56669, first published .
Improving the Social Well-Being of Single Older Adults Using the LOVOT Social Robot: Qualitative Phenomenological Study

Improving the Social Well-Being of Single Older Adults Using the LOVOT Social Robot: Qualitative Phenomenological Study

Improving the Social Well-Being of Single Older Adults Using the LOVOT Social Robot: Qualitative Phenomenological Study

Authors of this article:

Cheng Kian Tan1 Author Orcid Image ;   Vivian W Q Lou2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Clio Yuen Man Cheng2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Phoebe Chu He4 Author Orcid Image ;   Veronica Eng Joo Khoo1 Author Orcid Image
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Cheng Kian Tan   1 * , BEng, MBA, MGER, PhD ;   Vivian W Q Lou   2, 3 * , BEd, MEd, MSW, PhD ;   Clio Yuen Man Cheng   2, 3 , BSocSc, MSocSc ;   Phoebe Chu He   4 ;   Veronica Eng Joo Khoo   1 , BA, MGER

1 S R Nathan School of Human Development, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore, Singapore

2 Sau Po Centre on Ageing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

3 Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

4 Department of Economics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

*these authors contributed equally

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  • Cheng Kian Tan, BEng, MBA, MGER, PhD
  • S R Nathan School of Human Development
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