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A Protocol-Driven, Bedside Digital Conversational Agent to Support Nurse Teams and Mitigate Risks of Hospitalization in Older Adults: Case Control Pre-Post Study
In plain English
Tests a human-in-the-loop avatar companion (Care Coach) for hospitalized older adults, looking at loneliness, depression, delirium and falls. The authors conclude the findings support relational embodied agents in this setting.
loneliness
older adults
relational agents
human-in-the-loop
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