Effectiveness of AI Care Robots in Reducing Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Depression Among Older Adults Living Alone: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed-Methods Study.
As South Korea enters a super-aged society, the rapid growth of older adults living alone has intensified concerns about social isolation, loneliness, and depression. This study examined whether AI care robots can serve as an effective psychosocial intervention for these three interrelated emotional vulnerabilities usi...