Older Adults' Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Physical Information and Communication Technology in the Era of Ambient Assisted Living: A Systematic Literature Review.
Rita LatikkaRosana Rubio HernandezElena-Simona LohanJuho RantalaFernando Nieto FernandezArto LaitinenAtte OksanenPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2021)
Technology can help assess older adults' loneliness and social isolation, and alleviate loneliness without direct interaction with other people. The results are highly relevant in the COVID-19 era, where various social restrictions have been introduced all over the world, and the amount of research literature in this regard has increased recently.