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Published on in Vol 10 (2026)

This is a member publication of University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Nursing

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/76341, first published .
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An Internet of Things–Based Audio and Radio Connected System Supporting Older Adults With Physical and Cognitive Health Challenges: Qualitative Stakeholder-Informed Design Study

An Internet of Things–Based Audio and Radio Connected System Supporting Older Adults With Physical and Cognitive Health Challenges: Qualitative Stakeholder-Informed Design Study

Jia Liu   1 , RN, MSN, PhD ;   Xiaomeng Wang   1 , MS ;   Bianca Shieu   1 , RN, PhD ;   Deanna Dolores Garcia   1 , BS ;   Amy Vondenberger   1 , BS ;   Jingye Xu   2 , ME ;   Yuntong Zhang   3 , PhD ;   Mahathir Monjur   4 , BS ;   Wei Wang   2 , PhD ;   Shahriar Nirjon   4 , PhD ;   Robert Svatek   5 , MD ;   Mitzi Gonzales   6 , PhD ;   Neela Patel   7 , MD, MPH ;   Lixin Song   1 , RN, PhD

1 School of Nursing, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States

2 College of AI, Cyber and Computing, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States

3 Computer Science Department, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX, United States

4 Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

5 Department of Urology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States

6 Department of Neurology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States

7 Department of Family and Community Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Lixin Song, RN, PhD
  • School of Nursing
  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
  • 7703 Floyd Curl Drive
  • San Antonio, TX 78229-3900
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 210 567 5824
  • Email: songl2@uthscsa.edu