A Conversational Medication Assistant for Heart Failure

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2017

Authors

Lobo, J (Author) Other; Ferreira, L (Author) Other; Aníbal Ferreira (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications

Vol. 8

Pages: 21-37

ISSN: 1947-315X

Publisher: IGI Global

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00N-M8N

DOI: 10.4018/ijehmc.2017100102

Abstract (EN): The incidence of chronic diseases is increasing and monitoring patients in a home environment is recommended. Noncompliance with prescribed medication regimens is a concern, especially among older people. Heart failure is a chronic disease that requires patients to follow strict medication plans permanently. With the objective of helping these patients managing information about their medicines and increasing adherence, the personal medication advisor CARMIE was developed as a conversational agent capable of interacting, in Portuguese, with users through spoken natural language. The system architecture is based on a language parser, a dialog manager, and a language generator, integrated with already existing tools for speech recognition and synthesis. All modules work together and interact with the user through an Android application, supporting users to manage information about their prescribed medicines. The authors also present a preliminary usability study and further considerations on CARMIE.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 17