Developing Embodied Conversational Agents for Coaching People in a Healthy Lifestyle: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Embodied conversational agents (ECAs) are animated computer characters that simulate face-to-face counseling. Owing to their capacity to establish and maintain an empathic relationship, they are deemed to be a promising tool for starting and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Objective

This review aimed to identify the current practices in designing and evaluating ECAs for coaching people in a healthy lifestyle and provide an overview of their efficacy (on behavioral, knowledge, and motivational parameters) and use (on usability, usage, and user satisfaction parameters).

Methods

We used the Arksey and O'Malley framework to conduct a scoping review. PsycINFO, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, and Scopus were searched with a combination o

SUBMITTER: Kramer LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7055763 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature