McKnight’s Senior Living April 14, 2023
Robots might be one answer for mitigating loneliness among seniors, suggest the results of a recent survey.
“Loneliness and social isolation are huge risks for a variety of mental, physical and social health issues and also for early death. So, it’s very important for senior care and assisted living facilities to take stock of who they think are lonely and socially isolated amongst their population,” Murali Doraiswamy, MBBS, FRCP, told the McKnight’s Business Daily.
Doraiswamy is a professor at Duke University School of Medicine and a proponent of ElliQ, a companion robot for older adults.
When Sermo, a social platform for physicians, conducted a survey of 307 physicians across 25 countries and 40 specialties on the potential benefits/risks...
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