Title
Autonomous voice assistant: A support for adherence to medical treatments
Other title
Asistente de voz autónomo: Un soporte de adherencia a tratamientos médicos
Date Issued
01 August 2020
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa
Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa
Publisher(s)
Associacao Iberica de Sistemas e Tecnologias de Informacao
Abstract
The low adherence to medical treatments is recognized as a problem with different edges worldwide. Failure to follow the treatment extends the patient’s recovery period which implies additional expenses for both the patient or the government when it refers to public health. There are many factors that influence this problem and there are also many strategies, one of them being the support of the family that ensures that the treatment is fulfilled. Today there are specialized voice assistants in the market with specialized clinical features but high cost. In this context, this work shows the initial stage of a low-cost Automated Voice Assistant that provides automatic reminders to patients about their medical treatment: name of medication, schedule and quantity. Our proposal makes use of Google Home Mini and Raspberry Pi 3. The first stage of our work demonstrates the feasibility of device programming and autonomous operation.
Start page
105
End page
113
Volume
2020
Issue
E33
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Sistemas de automatización, Sistemas de control
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85094591341
Source
RISTI - Revista Iberica de Sistemas e Tecnologias de Informacao
ISSN of the container
16469895
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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