Can Virtual Assistants Perform Cognitive Assessment in Older Adults? A Review
Carmen Moret-Tatay,
Isabel Iborra-Marmolejo,
María José Jorques-Infante,
José Vicente Esteve-Rodrigo,
Carla H. A. Schwanke,
Tatiana Q. Irigaray
Affiliations
Carmen Moret-Tatay
Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Burjassot, 46100 Valencia, Spain
Isabel Iborra-Marmolejo
Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Burjassot, 46100 Valencia, Spain
María José Jorques-Infante
Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Burjassot, 46100 Valencia, Spain
José Vicente Esteve-Rodrigo
Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Burjassot, 46100 Valencia, Spain
Carla H. A. Schwanke
Graduate Program in Biomedical Gerontology, School of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre 90619-900, Brazil
Tatiana Q. Irigaray
Programa de Pós Graduação em Paicologia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90619-900, Brazil
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.
