Loneliness in Seniors: Artificial Companion "Buddy
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Loneliness in Seniors: Artificial Companion "Buddy
- 1. Corey Best Alyssa Fischer Kaeleigh Kennedy Shereen Teymour Fatima Uddin Alyssa Young
- 2. Mental Health • 20% of individuals over age 55 have some type of mental health concern (CDC, 2008) • Of any age group, men aged 85+ have the highest suicide rate Depression • Is the most prevalent mental health concern among elderly population • Is NOT a normal part of getting older and is treatable in 80% of the cases
- 3. The Problem: • Physical and mental side affects of loneliness in the elderly • Hardening of the arteries • High blood pressure • Depression • High cortisol levels • Memory problems (Gammon, 2012) Loneliness • 18% of seniors live alone and 43% report feeling lonely on a regular basis (Botek, 2012) • Loneliness may lead to depression and adverse health consequences
- 4.  Structure • Artificial companion, “man‟s best friend” • Softer texture, but accepted as mechanical  Function • Mental stimulation:  therapeutic, conversational, & emotionally engaging • Surveys for patient‟s healthcare provider • Filling the gap “Buddy”
- 5. Target Populations • Elderly individuals who live alone OR feel isolated living in a group home • Primary Health care providers of elderly patients
- 6. Benefits to target populations • Efficient • Increased communication • Mental stimulation • Decreased loneliness • Entertainment • Overall increased mental and physical health
- 7. Hardware • Sensors • Audio input & output • Storage and memory Software • Use of applications Personnel • Primary care providers  Training & Education • On site  Purchase of Product • Through Professionals • Private sector  Continued Maintenance
- 8.  UTOPIA Project • Facilitates health and happiness in various ways  HOMIE • Able to understand its owner‟s emotions  COMPANIONS Project • Pro-activity Picture retrieved from: Kriglstein, S. & Wallner, 2005
- 9. Barriers of “Buddy” • Gaining provider acceptance for installation and distribution • Costs for creation and for purchase • Consumer acceptance • Health conditions that make it difficult for patient use • Similarity to existing products may create competition
- 10.  Cost for making one artificial companion • Voice detection technology: $8,000 • Training of provider: $1,000 • Touch Sensation technology: $8,000 • Microphone and speakers: $5,000 • Applications for survey conduction: $4,000 • Application using natural language user interface: $10,000 • Extra materials: $500 • Total = $36,500  Total funding needed • 400 million dollars
- 11. Goals • Lower rates of suicide from depression • Lower rates of depression among elderly who experience loneliness Future additions • Connection of audiobooks to the artificial companion to read stories • Face recognition • Enhanced provider integration: to allow delivery of cognitive therapy techniques • Improved user integration: accommodations for blind or deaf patients
- 12.  Evaluation of “Buddy” to ensure goals are met: • Stage 1 of evaluation: general evaluation of product acceptance  Pilot study of 50 users • Stage 2 of evaluation: achievement of projected goals  Optional user agreement to share data gathered from surveys by product  Improvement of health overall?
- 13.  Why “Buddy”? • Hopes of launching our product/service • Companionship value, but also adjunct to treatment • Benefits to target populations, overall improvement in health  Development Plan: • Year One: Audiobooks • Year Two: Facial recognition • Year Three: Enhanced provider integration
- 14.  Bickmore, T., Caruso, L., Clough-Gorr, K., & Heeren, T. (2005). „It‟s just like you talk to a friend‟ relational agents for older adults. Interacting with Computers, 17(6), 711- 735.  Botek, A. (2012). The elder loneliness epidemic. Retrieved January 23, 2013, from http://www.agingcare.com/Articles/loneliness-in-the-elderly-151549.htm  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Association of Chronic Disease Directors. The State of Mental Health and Aging in America Issue Brief 1: What Do the Data Tell Us? Atlanta, GA: National Association of Chronic Disease Directors; 2008.  Gammon, K. (2012). Why loneliness can be deadly. Retrieved January 23, 2012, from http://www.livescience.com/18800-loneliness-health-problems.html  Kidd, C., Lee, C., Lesh, N., Rich, C., & Sidner, C. (2005). Explorations in engagement for humans and robots. Artificial Intelligence, 166(1), 140-164.  Kriglstein, S. & Wallner, Gunter. (2005). HOMIE: an artificial companion for elderly people. CHI ’05 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing, 2094-2098. doi: 10.1145/1056808.1057106  Mival, O., Cringean, S., & Benyon, D. (2004). Personification technologies: developing artificial companions for older people. 1-8 http://web.media.mit.edu/~guy/lab/chi04/mival04.pdf  Peltu, M. & Wilks, Y. (2008). Close engagements with artificial companions: key social, psychological, ethical, and design issues. Oxford Internet Institute, 14,1-33.
Editor's Notes
- -Evaluation based on product reception from users in terms of emotional benefits and practicality-Further evaluation based on weekly surveys to note status of depression-Overall positive reception from individuals.-Potential to raise encouraging emotions-Individuals mentioned the benefits of reminders and personalization