Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/30337, first published .
User-Centered Design of Companion Robot Pets Involving Care Home Resident-Robot Interactions and Focus Groups With Residents, Staff, and Family: Qualitative Study

User-Centered Design of Companion Robot Pets Involving Care Home Resident-Robot Interactions and Focus Groups With Residents, Staff, and Family: Qualitative Study

User-Centered Design of Companion Robot Pets Involving Care Home Resident-Robot Interactions and Focus Groups With Residents, Staff, and Family: Qualitative Study

Hannah Louise Bradwell 1 , PhD ;   Katie Edwards 1 , MSc ;   Deborah Shenton 2 , PhD ;   Rhona Winnington 3 , PhD ;   Serge Thill 4 , PhD ;   Ray B Jones 1 , PhD

1 Centre for Health Technology , Faculty of Health , University of Plymouth , Plymouth , GB

2 Faculty of Arts and Humanities , University of Plymouth , Plymouth , GB

3 Auckland University of Technology , Auckland , NZ

4 Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour , Radboud University , Nijmegen , NL

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