2021
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18157904
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Rationale and Methods of Evaluation for ACHO, A New Virtual Assistant to Improve Therapeutic Adherence in Rural Elderly Populations: A User-Driven Living Lab

Abstract: Low therapeutic adherence is a concern for health professionals as it decreases therapeutic efficiency while increasing costs, especially in elderly populations. To increase therapeutic adherence in elderly populations, the technology applied in the medical devices that are used must be adapted to improve usability. This paper outlines the rationale behind, and methods applied to assess the usability of, ACHO (Assistant on Care and Health Offline), a voice assistant that provides elderly patients with reminder… Show more

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“…Living Labs have been used in a range of social contexts, for example, to create a virtual assistant for therapeutic adherence of elders (Luengo-Polo et al , 2021), involve households in more sustainable heating and laundry practices (Matschoss et al , 2021) and promote digital participation in remote communities (Hughes et al , 2018). The Living Lab methodology has been applied with children and young people where an interactive totem was placed in the paediatric ward of a hospital to educate, entertain and empower hospitalised children (Vicini et al , 2012).…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Living Labs have been used in a range of social contexts, for example, to create a virtual assistant for therapeutic adherence of elders (Luengo-Polo et al , 2021), involve households in more sustainable heating and laundry practices (Matschoss et al , 2021) and promote digital participation in remote communities (Hughes et al , 2018). The Living Lab methodology has been applied with children and young people where an interactive totem was placed in the paediatric ward of a hospital to educate, entertain and empower hospitalised children (Vicini et al , 2012).…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Voice assistants have been used for a variety of tasks [2] including medication adherence [3] , data collection [4] , and companionship in adults [5] . While many clinicians use voice technology for non-clinical purposes, a minority also uses it in the clinical domain [6] .…”
Section: Background and Significancementioning
confidence: 99%