LONG-REMI : an AI-Based Technological Application to Promote Healthy Mental Longevity Grounded in Reminiscence Therapy
Nebot, Àngela (Intelligent Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Research Center)
Domènech, Sara (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Fundació Salut i Envelliment UAB)
Albino-Pires, Natália (Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra. Escola Superior de Educação)
Mugica, Francisco (Intelligent Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Research Center)
Benali, Anass (Intelligent Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Research Center)
Porta, Xènia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Fundació Salut i Envelliment UAB)
Nebot, Oriol (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya)
Santos, Pedro M. (Universidad de Lusófona Humanidades e Tecnologias. Centro de Investigación de Servicios y Tecnologías de la Salud)

Date:	2022
Abstract:	Reminiscence therapy (RT) consists of thinking about one's own experiences through the presentation of memory-facilitating stimuli, and it has as its fundamental axis the activation of emotions. An innovative way of offering RT involves the use of technology-assisted applications, which must also satisfy the needs of the user. This study aimed to develop an AI-based computer application that recreates RT in a personalized way, meeting the characteristics of RT guided by a therapist or a caregiver. The material guiding RT focuses on intangible cultural heritage. The application incorporates facial expression analysis and reinforcement learning techniques, with the aim of identifying the user's emotions and, with them, guiding the computer system that emulates RT dynamically and in real time. A pilot study was carried out at five senior centers in Barcelona and Portugal. The results obtained are very positive, showing high user satisfaction. Moreover, the results indicate that the high frequency of positive emotions increased in the participants at the end of the intervention, while the low frequencies of negative emotions were maintained at the end of the intervention.
Note:	Altres ajuts: Fundación General CSIC (0551_PSL_6_E POCTEP)
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Reminiscence therapy ; Cognitive impairment ; Intangible cultural heritage ; Emotions recognition ; Face tracking ; Reinforcement learning
Published in:	International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol. 19 Núm. 10 (2022) , p. 5997, ISSN 1660-4601

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19105997
PMID: 35627535

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