Can Virtual Assistants Perform Cognitive Assessment in Older Adults? A Review

Autor: Carmen Moret-Tatay, Isabel Iborra-Marmolejo, María José Jorques-Infante, José Vicente Esteve-Rodrigo, Carla H. A. Schwanke, Tatiana Q. Irigaray
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Medicina, Vol 57, Iss 12, p 1310 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1648-9144
1010-660X
DOI: 10.3390/medicina57121310
Popis: Community-dwelling older adults have raised the scientific community’s interest during the COVID-19 era as their chronic conditions might be aggravated by the consequences of confinement. Digital devices in this field to monitor cognitive impairment are an emerging reality of an innovative nature. However, some groups may not have benefited from these developments as much as, for example, younger people. The aim of this manuscript is to carry out a review on the development of digital devices, and specifically virtual assistants, for the detection of cognitive impairment in older adults. After a screening process, eight studies were found under the given criteria, and this number was even smaller for those using virtual assistants. Given the opportunities offered by virtual assistants through techniques such as natural language processing, it seems imperative to take advantage of this opportunity for groups such as older adults.
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