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Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Aging

Date Submitted: Mar 24, 2025
Open Peer Review Period: Mar 24, 2025 - May 19, 2025
Date Accepted: Jul 31, 2025
(closed for review but you can still tweet)

The final, peer-reviewed published version of this preprint can be found here:

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

Murayama H, Takase M

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

JMIR Aging 2025;8:e74422

DOI: 10.2196/74422

PMID: 41124645

PMCID: 12543208

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