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ArticleActa diabetologica2025

"She has become my best friend": a qualitative study on the perspective of elderly with type 2 diabetes regarding the use of an interactive virtual assistant device for diabetes care and mental health promotion.

Frederico Ludwig da Costa, Lucas Strassburger Matzenbacher, Isabela Semmelmann Maia, Vicenzo Gheno, Maria Antônia Bertuzzo Brum, Laura Gomes Boabaid de Barros, Luiza Machado Blank, Gabriela Heiden Telo

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Article in Acta diabetologica, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors.

Frederico Ludwig da CostaPost-graduate program in Medicine and Health Sciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Lucas Strassburger MatzenbacherSchool of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Isabela Semmelmann MaiaSchool of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Vicenzo GhenoSchool of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Maria Antônia Bertuzzo BrumSchool of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Laura Gomes Boabaid de BarrosSchool of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Luiza Machado BlankSchool of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Gabriela Heiden TeloMedicine and Health Sciences Graduate Program, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. gabriela.telo@pucrs.br.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9093-383X

Funding

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico CNPq/MCTI/FNDCT 18/2021Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior finance code 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsTo qualitatively evaluate the experiences and emotional responses of elderly individuals with type 2 diabetes regarding the use of an interactive virtual assistant device. METHODS AND

resultsThis qualitative study included elderly individuals who were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and who had been using the Smart Speaker EchoDot 3rd Gen (Amazon Echo

conclusionOur results highlight the overwhelmingly positive emotional responses and strong sense of humanization expressed by elderly individuals with diabetes toward an interactive virtual assistant device. This underscores its potential to improve mental health and diabetes care, although further studies are warranted to fully explore its impact.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Health PromotionMental HealthAgedAged, 80 and overEmotionsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQualitative ResearchSelf CareAlexaOlder adultsSmart speakerVoice assistant

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PMID39305334

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