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Xiaohui Dong’s research centers on gerontechnology, human-robot interaction, and the psychosocial dimensions of aging care. Her most-cited work, a mixed-methods systematic review on informal caregivers’ attitudes toward care robots (2025, 3 citations), critically examines the gap between the potential of care robots to address the aging crisis and the real-world barriers to their adoption. By foregrounding the perspectives of informal caregivers—the backbone of elder care—Dong reveals that user acceptance is as crucial as technical capability. Her contributions lie in bridging technology development with human-centered care, identifying key factors such as trust, usability, and emotional resistance that shape implementation success. This work has already informed policy discussions on integrating assistive technologies into home and community settings. Dong’s scholarship is notable for its methodological rigor and its empathetic focus on those who provide unpaid care, offering a nuanced counterpoint to purely techno-solutionist narratives. For students and researchers, her research underscores that the future of aging care depends not only on innovation but on understanding the people who will live with it.
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