Abstract
Community-dwelling older adults have raised the scientific community’s interest during the COVID-19 era as their chronic conditions might be aggravated by the consequences of confinement. Digital devices in this field to monitor cognitive impairment are an emerging reality of an innovative nature. However, some groups may not have benefited from these developments as much as, for example, younger people. The aim of this manuscript is to carry out a review on the development of digital devices, and specifically virtual assistants, for the detection of cognitive impairment in older adults. After a screening process, eight studies were found under the given criteria, and this number was even smaller for those using virtual assistants. Given the opportunities offered by virtual assistants through techniques such as natural language processing, it seems imperative to take advantage of this opportunity for groups such as older adults.
Highlights
Society is experiencing the confluence of two immense revolutions within a health crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic: (i) while biotechnology is unlocking the mysteries of the human body, in the field of neuroscience, (ii) info-technology is providing us with unprecedented data processing power, giving rise to big data algorithms that will lead to a better understanding of human functioning, for most better than humans themselves
Thanks to the advance of digital technology, an opportunity emerges underlying these revolutions, including research trends related to virtual assistants
Information and communication technologies (ICT), as well as other communication systems based on artificial intelligence (AI), can collect and compare data of interest for healthcare, for psychiatric approaches related to major mental health pathologies such as depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or anxiety disorders, among others [1]
Summary
Society is experiencing the confluence of two immense revolutions within a health crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic: (i) while biotechnology is unlocking the mysteries of the human body, in the field of neuroscience, (ii) info-technology is providing us with unprecedented data processing power, giving rise to big data algorithms that will lead to a better understanding of human functioning, for most better than humans themselves. Thanks to the advance of digital technology, an opportunity emerges underlying these revolutions, including research trends related to virtual assistants. It should be noted that this technology can reduce the impact of most of the restrictions carried out to curb the virus spread thanks to digitalization. Information and communication technologies (ICT), as well as other communication systems based on artificial intelligence (AI), can collect and compare data of interest for healthcare, for psychiatric approaches related to major mental health pathologies such as depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or anxiety disorders, among others [1]. Virtual assistants based on AI are of interest in this front, as its potential in the health care systems has begun
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