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Published on in Vol 10 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/83163, first published .
Elderly man using a tablet with a friendly robot avatar, showcasing senior technology adoption.

Positive Psychological Well-Being and Determinants of Social Robot Acceptability Among Patients With Heart Failure: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study

Positive Psychological Well-Being and Determinants of Social Robot Acceptability Among Patients With Heart Failure: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study

Lisa-Marie Maukel   1 , PhD ;   Karen Bouchard   1, 2 , PhD ;   Jess G Fiedorowicz   2, 3 , MD, PhD ;   Kerstin Dautenhahn   4 , Dr.rer.nat ;   Moojan Ghafurian   4 , PhD ;   Thais Coutinho   5 , MD, FRCPC ;   Caroline McGuinty   2, 6 , MD, FRCPC ;   Peter P Liu   2, 6 , MD, FRCPC ;   Heather Tulloch   1, 2 , PhD, C.Psych

1 Division of Prevention and Rehabilitation, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada

2 Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

3 Department of Mental Health, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada

4 Department Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

5 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States

6 Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Corresponding Author:

  • Heather Tulloch, PhD, C.Psych
  • Division of Prevention and Rehabilitation
  • University of Ottawa Heart Institute
  • 40 Ruskin Street, l
  • Ottawa, ON K1Y4W7
  • Canada
  • Phone: 1 6132234340
  • Email: hetulloch@ottawaheart.ca