What does the literature say about the use of personal voice assistants in older adults? A scoping review.

IF 3.6 4区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Australian Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2022-04-22 DOI:10.1080/17483107.2022.2065369

Anneliese Arnold, Stephanie Kolody, Aidan Comeau, Antonio Miguel Cruz

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Abstract

Purpose: With ageing, people may experience loss of function which may be compensated for by using technology. This review aims to examine the range and extent of personal voice assistants used for older adults living in the community, their technology readiness level, associated outcomes, and the strength of evidence.

Methods: This study complies with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) checklist. The CINAHL, EMBASE, IEEE Xplore, MEDLINE, APA PsycInfo, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were used to identify studies that explored the use of personal voice assistant technology with older adults living in the community.

Results: The search yielded 499 studies, 22 of which were included for final analysis. Consumer technologies (e.g., Amazon Alexa) were evaluated in 18 studies, while four studies evaluated novel technologies. Most of the studies exploring the use of personal voice assistants with older adults evaluated technology usability and acceptance. Personal voice assistants were most commonly used by older adults for setting up reminders, searching for information, and checking the weather. None of the included studies evaluated the effectiveness of the technologies' ability to improve the management of health conditions or to facilitate the functional capacity of older adults.

Conclusions: More research is needed to determine the possible impact of using personal voice assistants for older adults living in the community. IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONThe TRL for personal voice assistants is high.Personal voice assistants are currently being used by older adults for a range of activities including setting up reminders, searching for information, and checking the weather.Whether personal voice assistants can support older adults' ability to age in place is still unknown.The use of personal voice assistants in older adults is ripe for future enquiry and intervention-based research.

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关于老年人使用个人语音助手的文献有哪些？范围综述。

目的：随着年龄的增长，人们可能会丧失一些功能，而这些功能可以通过使用技术来弥补。本综述旨在研究生活在社区中的老年人使用个人语音助手的范围和程度、他们的技术就绪程度、相关结果以及证据的强度：本研究符合系统综述和元分析首选报告项目（PRISMA）清单。研究人员利用 CINAHL、EMBASE、IEEE Xplore、MEDLINE、APA PsycInfo、Scopus 和 Web of Science 数据库，对生活在社区的老年人使用个人语音助理技术的情况进行了研究：结果：搜索结果显示有 499 项研究，其中 22 项被纳入最终分析。其中 18 项研究评估了消费类技术（如亚马逊 Alexa），4 项研究评估了新型技术。大多数探讨老年人使用个人语音助手的研究都对技术的可用性和接受度进行了评估。老年人最常用个人语音助手来设置提醒事项、搜索信息和查看天气。所纳入的研究都没有评估这些技术在改善健康状况管理或提高老年人功能能力方面的有效性：结论：需要开展更多研究，以确定使用个人语音助手对生活在社区中的老年人可能产生的影响。个人语音助手的TRL很高，目前老年人正在使用个人语音助手进行一系列活动，包括设置提醒事项、搜索信息和查看天气。

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Australian Journal of Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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