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Assisting individuals with Alzheimer’s disease using mobile augmented reality with voice interaction: an acceptance experiment with individuals in the early stages

Assisting individuals with Alzheimer’s disease using mobile augmented reality with voice... Introduction This article presents an innovative system that provides assistance to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) through the use of a mobile augmented reality (MAR) interface. By using MAR with voice commands and virtual buttons adapted to enable a better human-computer interaction (HCI), this study proposes a system that assists in pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment. The authors have conducted an experiment to evaluate the acceptance of this system in individ- uals with AD in the early stages. Methods Six individuals with AD participated in the experiment. Three sessions were held to assess acceptance of the system in assistance with pharmacological treatment. Three other sessions were conducted to evaluate non-pharmacological activity. We measured the time spent and the number of interventions required for the participant to complete the task. We performed an observational analysis of the experiment and applied a questionnaire at the end of the evaluation so that the caregiver could answer questions together with the research participant. Results All participants were able to execute the proposed activities. During the sessions, most participants showed improve- ments in their performance. The observational analysis and questionnaire results show a good acceptance of this system in terms of the volunteers. Conclusion This http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Research on Biomedical Engineering Springer Journals

Assisting individuals with Alzheimer’s disease using mobile augmented reality with voice interaction: an acceptance experiment with individuals in the early stages

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Copyright © 2019 by Sociedade Brasileira de Engenharia Biomedica
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Engineering; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering; Biomaterials; Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology
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Introduction This article presents an innovative system that provides assistance to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) through the use of a mobile augmented reality (MAR) interface. By using MAR with voice commands and virtual buttons adapted to enable a better human-computer interaction (HCI), this study proposes a system that assists in pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment. The authors have conducted an experiment to evaluate the acceptance of this system in individ- uals with AD in the early stages. Methods Six individuals with AD participated in the experiment. Three sessions were held to assess acceptance of the system in assistance with pharmacological treatment. Three other sessions were conducted to evaluate non-pharmacological activity. We measured the time spent and the number of interventions required for the participant to complete the task. We performed an observational analysis of the experiment and applied a questionnaire at the end of the evaluation so that the caregiver could answer questions together with the research participant. Results All participants were able to execute the proposed activities. During the sessions, most participants showed improve- ments in their performance. The observational analysis and questionnaire results show a good acceptance of this system in terms of the volunteers. Conclusion This

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