Socially assistive robotics and older family caregivers of young adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD): A pilot study exploring respite, acceptance, and usefulness

• Ling Xu ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: lingxu@uta.edu

  Affiliation School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0798-2126

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• Noelle L. Fields,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States of America

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• Julienne A. Greer,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States of America

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• Priscila M. Tamplain,

  Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States of America

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• John C. Bricout,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, St. Paul, MN, United States of America

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• Bonita Sharma,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation College for Health, Community & Policy, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States of America

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• Kristen L. Doelling

  Roles Conceptualization, Software

  Affiliation University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute (UTARI), Fort Worth, TX, United States of America

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