MINDFUL SMOKING CESSATION MEDIATED THROUGH A VOICE ASSISTANT
Authors
Sigvardsen, Tummas Jóhan ; Pedersen, Stefan Bjerregaard ; Kjærulff, Simon Bak
Term
4. Term
Publication year
2021
Submitted on
2021-06-21
Pages
14
Abstract
Digital tools are increasingly used to support mental health. As personal voice assistants (software that responds to spoken commands) become common, researchers in human-computer interaction (HCI) are exploring how to use them well in everyday contexts. We designed two prototypes that deliver mindfulness practices (short, present-moment awareness exercises) to support smoking cessation. Over a month, nine participants used one of two versions: a voice assistant on a smart speaker or an app on a mobile device. Our aim was to examine whether mindfulness for quitting smoking can be mediated through a voice assistant, and to compare similarities and differences in how people experienced the techniques across the two platforms. Using a mixed-methods approach, we collected quantitative data on prototype usage, mindfulness scores, and smoking urges, and qualitative feedback about participants' perceptions of mindfulness, cravings, motivation to quit, and how they used the prototypes. We present these observations and discuss implications and open questions to guide future HCI research and the development of similar applications.
Digitale værktøjer bruges i stigende grad til at støtte mental sundhed. I takt med at personlige stemmeassistenter (software, der reagerer på talekommandoer) bliver almindelige, undersøger forskere i menneske-computer-interaktion (HCI), hvordan de kan bruges hensigtsmæssigt i hverdagen. Vi designede to prototyper, der formidler mindfulness-øvelser (korte øvelser i opmærksomt nærvær) til støtte for rygestop. Over en måned brugte ni deltagere én af to versioner: en stemmeassistent på en smart-højttaler eller en app på en mobil enhed. Formålet var at undersøge, om mindfulness til rygestop kan formidles via en stemmeassistent, og at sammenligne ligheder og forskelle i, hvordan deltagerne oplevede teknikkerne på de to platforme. Med et kombineret metode-design indsamlede vi kvantitative data om prototypebrug, mål for mindfulness og rygetrang, samt kvalitative beskrivelser af deltagernes opfattelser af mindfulness, rygetrang, motivation til at stoppe og deres brug af prototypen. Vi præsenterer disse observationer og drøfter implikationer og åbne spørgsmål, som kan guide fremtidig HCI-forskning og udvikling af lignende applikationer.
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Keywords
HCI ; Mindfulness ; MBRP ; Speech Based Agents ; Virtual Assistants ; Rygestop ; Ryge afvænding ; Smart Speaker ; Smart Phone ; VUI ; Rich-VUI ; Mobile devices