[HTML][HTML] An integrative survey on mental health conversational agents to bridge computer science and medical perspectives

YM Cho, S Rai, L Ungar, J Sedoc… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Mental health conversational agents (aka chatbots) are widely studied for their potential to
offer accessible support to those experiencing mental health challenges. Previous surveys …

SelVReflect: A Guided VR Experience Fostering Reflection on Personal Challenges

N Wagener, L Reicherts, N Zargham… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Reflecting on personal challenges can be difficult. Without encouragement, the reflection
process often remains superficial, thus inhibiting deeper understanding and learning from …

What could possibly go wrong when interacting with proactive smart speakers? A case study using an esm application

J Wei, B Tag, JR Trippas, T Dingler… - Proceedings of the 2022 …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Voice user interfaces (VUIs) have made their way into people's daily lives, from voice
assistants to smart speakers. Although VUIs typically just react to direct user commands …

Trustworthy Embodied Conversational Agents for Healthcare: A Design Exploration of Embodied Conversational Agents for the periconception period at Erasmus MC

ML Lupetti, E Hagens, W Van Der Maden… - Proceedings of the 5th …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
This paper explores the potential implications of embodied conversational agents (ECAs) in
healthcare, focusing on the impact of appearance and conversation style on trustworthiness …

Understanding How to Administer Voice Surveys through Smart Speakers

J Wei, W Jiang, C Wang, D Yu, J Goncalves… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Smart speakers have become exceedingly popular and entered many people's homes due
to their ability to engage users with natural conversations. Researchers have also looked …

Extending chatbots to probe users: Enhancing complex decision-making through probing conversations

L Reicherts, GW Park, Y Rogers - Proceedings of the 4th Conference on …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Chatbots have become commonplace–they can provide customer support, take orders,
collect feedback, and even provide (mental) health support. Despite this diversity, the …

The use of voice assistant for psychological assessment elicits empathy and engagement while maintaining good psychometric properties

S Mancone, P Diotaiuti, G Valente, S Corrado… - Behavioral …, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to use the Alexa vocal assistant as an administerer of psychometric tests,
assessing the efficiency and validity of this measurement. A total of 300 participants were …

``It Is a Moving Process": Understanding the Evolution of Explainability Needs of Clinicians in Pulmonary Medicine

L Corti, R Oltmans, J Jung, A Balayn… - Proceedings of the CHI …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Clinicians increasingly pay attention to Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve the quality and
timeliness of their services. There are converging opinions on the need for Explainable AI …

Voice Assistants for Mental Health Services: Designing Dialogues with Homebound Older Adults

N Wong, S Jeong, M Reddy, CA Stamatis… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
The number of older adults who are homebound with depressive symptoms is increasing.
Due to their homebound status, they have limited access to trained mental healthcare …

Understanding User Preferences of Voice Assistant Answer Structures for Personal Health Data Queries

B Rey, Y Sakamoto, J Sin, P Irani - … of the 6th ACM Conference on …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Voice assistants (VAs) are becoming ubiquitous within daily life, residing in homes, personal
smart-devices, vehicles, and many other technologies. Designed for seamless natural …