Now all together: overview of virtual health assistants emulating face-to-face health interview experience
We discuss a large research project aimed at building socially expressive virtual health
agents or assistants (VHA) that can deliver brief motivational interventions (BMI) for behavior …
agents or assistants (VHA) that can deliver brief motivational interventions (BMI) for behavior …
[HTML][HTML] Developing embodied conversational agents for coaching people in a healthy lifestyle: scoping review
Background Embodied conversational agents (ECAs) are animated computer characters
that simulate face-to-face counseling. Owing to their capacity to establish and maintain an …
that simulate face-to-face counseling. Owing to their capacity to establish and maintain an …
CoachAI: A conversational agent assisted health coaching platform
A Fadhil, G Schiavo, Y Wang - arXiv preprint arXiv:1904.11961, 2019 - arxiv.org
Poor lifestyle represents a health risk factor and is the leading cause of morbidity and
chronic conditions. The impact of poor lifestyle can be significantly altered by individual …
chronic conditions. The impact of poor lifestyle can be significantly altered by individual …
Exploring the role of common model of cognition in designing adaptive coaching interactions for health behavior change
S Mohan - ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Our research aims to develop intelligent collaborative agents that are human-aware: They
can model, learn, and reason about their human partner's physiological, cognitive, and …
can model, learn, and reason about their human partner's physiological, cognitive, and …
[HTML][HTML] Investigating the use of speech-based conversational agents for life coaching
L Aymerich-Franch, I Ferrer - International Journal of Human-Computer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Life coaching can contribute to goal attainment, quality of life, and psychological well-being
enhancement. We explored the capacity of a speech-based conversational agent coach …
enhancement. We explored the capacity of a speech-based conversational agent coach …
Co-Designing with Users the Explanations for a Proactive Auto-Response Messaging Agent
Explanations of AI Agents' actions are considered to be an important factor in improving
users' trust in the decisions made by autonomous AI systems. However, as these …
users' trust in the decisions made by autonomous AI systems. However, as these …
Who do you prefer? The effect of age, gender and role on users' first impressions of embodied conversational agents in eHealth
S ter Stal, M Tabak, H op den Akker… - … Journal of Human …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Embodied conversational agents may be used to engage users in adopting eHealth
applications. The aim of this research is to investigate which design features establish a …
applications. The aim of this research is to investigate which design features establish a …
Using a conversational agent for thought recording as a cognitive therapy task: Feasibility, content, and feedback
E-mental health for depression is increasingly used in clinical practice, but patient
adherence suffers as therapist involvement decreases. One reason may be the low …
adherence suffers as therapist involvement decreases. One reason may be the low …
Can we talk? design implications for the questionnaire-driven self-report of health and wellbeing via conversational agent
The growing popularity of smart-speakers in recent years has led to increased interest in the
capacity of Conversational Agents (CAs) to support health and wellbeing. This extends to …
capacity of Conversational Agents (CAs) to support health and wellbeing. This extends to …