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ArticleSmart health (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2023

Short: Causal structural learning of conversational engagement for socially isolated older adults.

Fengpei Yuan, Wenjun Zhou, Hiroko H Dodge, Xiaopeng Zhao

Registry-linked trialOpen access · greenAbstract read
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Article in Smart health (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02871921 (Internet-based Conversational Engagement Clinical Trial), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02871921 nacompletednot on this map

Internet-based Conversational Engagement Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorMassachusetts General HospitalRan2018 to 2021Enrolled186ConditionsAging, Mild Cognitive ImpairmentArmsConversational Engagement
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Fengpei YuanDepartment of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, The University of Tennessee Knoxville, 1512 Middle Drive, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA.
Wenjun ZhouDepartment of Business Analytics and Statistics, The University of Tennessee Knoxville, 916 Volunteer Blvd., Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA.
Hiroko H DodgeHarvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Xiaopeng ZhaoDepartment of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, The University of Tennessee Knoxville, 1512 Middle Drive, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA.
University of Tennessee at Knoxville · USHarvard University · USKnoxville College · US

Funding

Research Education ComponentP30AG066518 · NIA · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI Zachary Beattie · 2020 to 2026
$28.6M
Conversational Engagement as a Means to Delay Onset AD: Phase II Administrative SupplementR01AG051628 · NIA · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI DODGE, HIROKO HAYAMA · 2016 to 2020
$4.8M
Web-enabled social interaction to delay cognitive decline among seniors with MCI: Phase I Administrative SupplementR01AG056102 · NIA · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI DODGE, HIROKO HAYAMA · 2017 to 2021
$4.6M
SCH: Robotic Caregiver to Comprehend, Assist, Relieve, and Evaluate for Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease (Robotic CARE for AD)R01AG077003 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE · PI QI, HAIRONG · 2022 to 2025
$1.2M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG066518NIA NIH HHS R01 AG051628NIA NIH HHS R01 AG056102NIA NIH HHS R01 AG077003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Social isolation has become a growing public health concern in older adults and older adults with mild cognitive impairment. Coping strategies must be developed to increase social contact for socially isolated older adults. In this paper, we explored the conversational strategy between trained conversation moderators and socially isolated adults during a conversational engagement clinical trial (Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT02871921). We carried out structural learning and causality analysis to investigate the conversation strategies used by the trained moderators to engage socially isolated adults in the conversation and the causal effects of the strategy on engagement. Causal relations and effects were inferred between participants' emotions, the dialogue strategies used by moderators, and participants' following emotions. The results found in this paper may be used to support the development of cost-efficient, trustworthy AI- and/or robot-based platform to promote conversational engagement for older adults to address the challenges in social interaction.

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Causal inferenceConversational engagementMild cognitive impairmentOlder adultsSocial isolation

Identifiers

PMID37065441
PMCPMC10101035
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