{"id":7072,"date":"2022-09-13T12:53:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T12:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/47billion.com\/?p=7072"},"modified":"2024-12-23T05:17:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T05:17:02","slug":"personalized-care-of-the-elderly-with-voice-assistants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/47billion.com\/blog\/personalized-care-of-the-elderly-with-voice-assistants\/","title":{"rendered":"Personalized Care for Elderly with Voice Assistants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There is rapid growth in the aging population worldwide, specifically in the growing economies of Europe, Japan, and China. Statistics reveal that the percentage of the world’s population above the age of 60 will grow from 12 to 22% between the years 2000 and 2050. During this period, people above 80 years are likely to quadruple. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geriatric diseases include atherosclerosis, osteoporosis, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, diabetes, dementia, and osteoarthritis. These health conditions require continuous supervision, quick diagnosis, and quality care by a professional caregiver.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The need for assisted living for the elderly is rising along with a reduction in the number of trained healthcare professionals. Studies indicate that the US will experience a shortfall of physicians and healthcare professionals by 40,800 and 104,900 by 2030.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To match this increase in demand, Healthcare providers are bringing in AI-based automation. From tracking biometric information to early diagnosis of disease, understanding treatment plans help clinicians to treat conditions more effectively.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In elderly care, voice-based AI models should be a combination of environmental and psychological sensing (for monitoring the status of the environment and the senior). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

AI modules for intelligent services include activity recognition, reminders, proactive suggestions, health coaching and actuators, intelligent interfaces, and robotic platforms for assistance.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Voice-enabled technology<\/strong><\/a> facilitates assisted living for the elderly. It encourages dialogue-based interaction with the machines and helps deliver valuable care.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a dialogue-based interactive device\/ voice-controlled device? <\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Voice assistants are the devices\/apps that use voice recognition technology, natural language processing (NLP), and AI to respond to humans. The device synthesizes the user’s message, segments it, evaluates it, and provides a meaningful human-like response.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are two main categories of AI voice assistants –  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n