Embodied Conversational Agents for Patients With Dementia: Thematic Literature Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As the world's population rapidly ages, the number of older adults with cognitive impairment will also increase. Several studies have identified numerous complex needs of people with dementia, which assistive technologies still fail to support. Recent trends have led to an increasing focus on the use of embodied conversational agents (ECAs) as virtual entities able to interact with a person through natural and familiar verbal and nonverbal communication. The use of ECAs could improve the accessibility and acceptance of assistive technologies matching those high-level needs that are not well covered to date.

Objective

The aim of this thematic literature analysis was to map current studies in the field of designing ECAs for patients with dementia in order to identif

SUBMITTER: Rampioni M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8325086 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature