The utilisation of embodied conversational agents (ECAs) to build a human-agent working
alliance holds promise to promote health behavior change and improve health outcomes …

Interventions to improve health and well-being abound. Whether they are designed for
prevention, maintenance or improvement, a key challenge is the motivation of the user to …

Conversational agents offer promise to provide an alternative to costly and scarce access to
human health providers. Particularly in the context of adherence to treatment advice and …

Non-adherence to a treatment plan recommended by the therapist is a key cause of the
increasing rate of chronic medical conditions globally. The therapist-patient therapeutic …

This paper outlines the design process and challenges of creating a character for our
implementation of an embodied conversational agent (ECA), specifically integrating diverse …

Embodied Conversational Agents (ECAs) can increase user engagement and involvement
and can strengthen the effect of an intervention on health outcomes that is provided via an …

Prior research has shown that the more patients know about their disease, health, and
lifestyle the better the health outcomes are. Patients who are suffering from either a physical …

Embodied conversational agents (ECAs) could engage users in eHealth by building mutual
understanding (ie rapport) via emotional expressions. We compared an ECA's emotions …

Background Embodied conversational agents (ECAs) are advanced human-like interfaces
that engage users in natural face-to-face conversations and interactions. These traits …

Background Embodied conversational agents (ECAs) are animated computer characters
that simulate face-to-face counseling. Owing to their capacity to establish and maintain an …