CARMIE: A Conversational Medication Assistant for Heart Failure

Joana Lobo, Liliana Ferreira and Aníbal JS Ferreira
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Joana Lobo: Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS, Porto, Portugal
Liliana Ferreira: Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS, Porto, Portugal
Aníbal JS Ferreira: University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications (IJEHMC), 2017, vol. 8, issue 4, 21-37

Abstract: The incidence of chronic diseases is increasing and monitoring patients in a home environment is recommended. Noncompliance with prescribed medication regimens is a concern, especially among older people. Heart failure is a chronic disease that requires patients to follow strict medication plans permanently. With the objective of helping these patients managing information about their medicines and increasing adherence, the personal medication advisor CARMIE was developed as a conversational agent capable of interacting, in Portuguese, with users through spoken natural language. The system architecture is based on a language parser, a dialog manager, and a language generator, integrated with already existing tools for speech recognition and synthesis. All modules work together and interact with the user through an Android application, supporting users to manage information about their prescribed medicines. The authors also present a preliminary usability study and further considerations on CARMIE.

Date: 2017
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