Conversational Agents for Health and Well-being Across the Life Course: Protocol for an Evidence Map.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Conversational agents, which we defined as computer programs that are designed to simulate two-way human conversation by using language and are potentially supplemented with nonlanguage modalities, offer promising avenues for health interventions for different populations across the life course. There is a lack of open-access and user-friendly resources for identifying research trends and gaps and pinpointing expertise across international centers.

Objective

Our aim is to provide an overview of all relevant evidence on conversational agents for health and well-being across the life course. Specifically, our objectives are to identify, categorize, and synthesize-through visual formats and a searchable database-primary studies and reviews in this research field.

SUBMITTER: Guerreiro MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8486996 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature