In the context of assisting informal caregivers of Alzheimer Disease patients, this article presents the design and preliminary implementation of a serious game in which two agents-a usercontrolled caregiver and a virtual patient-communicate via specifically-designed dialog acts, reflecting both pedagogically appropriate and inappropriate behaviors.
In the context of the Carezheimer project, the authors propose to personalize a narrative simulation to improve daily living abilities of people caring for relative with Alzheimer's disease. This personalization engages learners in a story offering adapted action possibilities. In this paper, after a brief description and definition of personalization in training simulations, we describe the dimensions of personalization for a narrative-based serious game and explain how these dimensions impact the dynamic generation of narrative.
Background: Family caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease are the most important support in concrete personal and economic terms. Family dynamics play a fundamental role in the provision of informal caregiving benefits.Objective: This review aims to identify factors related to the family caregiving of relatives with Alzheimer's disease, taking specifically into account the construct of coping and expressed emotion.Methods: This is a systematic review including articles selected using search terms including "caregivers," "Alzheimer's," "family," and "relationship" in research databases. Findings were synthesized and categorized into themes.Results: A total of 454 abstracts were identified. Following screening, lateral searches, and quality appraisal, 36 studies were included for synthesis. A total of 5 themes were identified: burden; demographics; coping strategies; caregiver mental health; and family dynamics and expressed emotions.
Conclusion:The quality and level of evidence supporting each theme varied. We need further research into family dynamics ameliorating the caregiving and how to measure it.
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