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Early Results from COVID-19 Studies (363) mHealth for Symptom and Disease Monitoring, Chronic Disease Management (1732) Preventing Social Isolation and Fostering Social Interactions in Old Age (120) Loneliness and Social Isolation (145) Chatbots and Conversational Agents (740) Aging in Place (389) Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (2111) Internet Access and Digital Technology Use in an Elderly Population (329) Outbreak and Pandemic Preparedness and Management (1826) Anxiety and Stress Disorders (1330)

Published on in Vol 8 (2024)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/49462, first published .
User-Friendly Chatbot to Mitigate the Psychological Stress of Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Development and Usability Study

User-Friendly Chatbot to Mitigate the Psychological Stress of Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Development and Usability Study

User-Friendly Chatbot to Mitigate the Psychological Stress of Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Development and Usability Study

Authors of this article:

Ya-Hsin Chou1 Author Orcid Image ;   Chemin Lin2, 3, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Shwu-Hua Lee3, 5 Author Orcid Image ;   Yen-Fen Lee6 Author Orcid Image ;   Li-Chen Cheng6 Author Orcid Image
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