Voice assistants' influence on loneliness in older adults: a systematic review

E Castro Martínez, E Hernández Encuentra… - Disability and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: This review aims to examine how the use of voice assistants influences loneliness
in older adults. Materials and methods: This study follows the Preferred Reporting Items for …

Sending warmth with corporate social responsibility communication: Leveraging consumers' need to belong

J Shin, Y Hwang - Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Restaurant companies have actively communicated their prosocial endeavors, given the
ever-increasing call for corporate social responsibility (CSR). This research delineates how …

Association between proximity to COVID-19 and the quality of life of healthcare workers

NEE Khaing, C Quah, GK Png, J Wong, A Tee, HC Oh - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affects almost all countries in the
world and it impacts every aspect of people's life-physically, mentally, and socio …

The impact of online interactions on students' wellbeing during lockdown

A Churchman, BJ Hemmings, A Basu - Cogent Psychology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
As Covid-19 circulated worldwide, lockdowns forced individuals to connect virtually in order
to continue maintaining relationships. The current study sought to understand the impact of …

Social connectedness and the role of virtual reality: experiences and perceptions of people living with dementia and their caregivers

A Flynn, A Brennan, M Barry, S Redfern… - Disability and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose People living with dementia are often at increased risk of becoming socially
disconnected due to dementia-related challenges. In recent years, digital technology has …

Social connection when physically isolated: Family experiences in using video calls

I Kacane, MJ Hernández-Serrano - Open Cultural Studies, 2023 - degruyter.com
Digital (video) calls have become a significant tool during the challenging times marked by
the COVID-19 pandemic. The article focuses on the perceived functionality of video calls for …

Musical activity as avoidance-based emotion regulation during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence across continents

A Chmiel, F Kiernan, HD Ramallo… - Empirical Studies of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Argentina and Australia endured among the most severe COVID-19 lockdowns globally.
This study examined which artistic creative activities (ACAs) Argentinians in the Buenos …

The influence of social interactions in mitigating psychological distress during the COVID− 19 pandemic: a study in Sri Lanka

I Thilakasiri, T Fonseka, I Mapa, R Godaliyadda… - Frontiers in …, 2025 - frontiersin.org
Massive changes in many aspects related to social groups of different socioeconomic
backgrounds were caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and as a result, the overall state of …

A Multi-User Virtual Reality Social Connecting Space for People Living with Dementia and Their Support Persons: A Participatory Action Research Study

A Flynn, WQ Koh, G Reilly, A Brennan… - … Journal of Human …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Digital technologies such as virtual reality (VR) are increasingly designed and implemented
to support people living with dementia who are at risk of loneliness and/or social isolation …

Effectual Seed Pick Framework Focusing on Maximizing Influence in Social Networks

S Choudhary, K Sharma, M Bajaj - … and Mobile Computing, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Today, the emergence of social media is helpful for the healthcare system where everyone
is closely connected. Large numbers of people can be reached by using seed nodes to …