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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2025

The Impact of Telepresence Robots on Family Caregivers and Residents in Long-Term Care.

Lillian Hung, Joey Oi Yee Wong, Haopu Lily Ren, Yong Zhao, Jason Jincheng Fu, Jim Mann, Lun Li

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Analysis of Different Perspectives of Community-Based Long-Term Day-Care Centers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Lillian HungIDEA Lab, School of Nursing, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7916-2939
Joey Oi Yee WongIDEA Lab, School of Nursing, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5, Canada.
Haopu Lily RenIDEA Lab, School of Nursing, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5, Canada.ORCID 0009-0008-0969-0980
Yong ZhaoIDEA Lab, School of Nursing, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5, Canada.ORCID 0009-0005-5074-1346
Jason Jincheng FuIDEA Lab, School of Nursing, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5, Canada.
Jim MannIDEA Lab, School of Nursing, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5, Canada.
Lun LiDepartment of Social Work, MacEwan University, Edmonton, AB T5H 0K9, Canada.

Funding

Vancouver Foundation GR019971
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Telepresence robots can enhance social connection and support person-centered care in long-term care (LTC) homes. This study evaluates their impact in facilitating virtual visits between family caregivers and older residents in Canadian LTC homes. Telepresence robots were placed in residents' rooms, allowing virtual visits at mutual convenience. A total of 18 residents and 17 family caregivers participated. Quantitative assessments included the Zarit Burden Interview, the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale, and the Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease scale, while qualitative data were collected through interviews, field notes, and observations. Repeated ANOVA showed that using telepresence robots significantly reduced caregiver burden (

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CaregiversLong-Term CareRoboticsAgedAged, 80 and overCanadaFamilyFemaleHumansLonelinessMaleMiddle AgedNursing HomesQuality of Lifecaregiver burdenlonelinesslong-term carequality of lifetelepresence robots

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PMID40427829
PMCPMC12110784

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