Thanks to their conversational capabilities, smart speaker-based voice assistants are
gaining attention for their potential to support the aging population, though the empirical …

Background Older adults often have increasing memory problems (amnesia), and
approximately 50 million people worldwide have dementia. This syndrome gradually affects …

The present paper explores the benefits and the capabilities of various emerging state-of-the-
art interactive 3D and Internet of Things technologies and investigates how these …

This paper explores how the design of interactive voice assistants (IVAs) might be tailored to
support home health aides' important work in complex home care contexts. We designed …

With people living longer than ever, the number of cases with dementia such as Alzheimer's
disease increases steadily. It affects more than 46 million people worldwide, and it is …

There is an emerging interest in examining user attitudes towards voice assistants (VAs);
however, there is limited research on how user attitudes are formulated in different contexts …

In this paper we describe the requirements and early system design for a smart
conversational agent that can assist older adults in the reminiscence process. The practice …

This article reports a study aiming to determine the perceptions of older adults needing
formal care about the usefulness, satisfaction, and ease of use of CaMeLi, a virtual …

Voice-assistants are becoming increasingly popular and can be deployed to offers a low-
cost tool that can support and potentially reduce falls, injuries, and accidents faced by older …

An effective virtual agent (VA) that serves humans not only completes tasks efficaciously, but
also manages its interpersonal relationships with users judiciously. Although past research …