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Virtual agents can provide a sense of continuity in applications that span long periods of time and incorporate diverse activities, media, and modalities. We describe the design of a virtual lactation educator - agent that promotes breastfeeding in three settings, across different time spans, using a range of media and counseling techniques. The agent provides “interpersonal continuity of care” that is important in many areas of medicine. The results of a pilot study and an ongoing clinical trial are presented.
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Zhang, Z. et al. (2014). Maintaining Continuity in Longitudinal, Multi-method Health Interventions Using Virtual Agents: The Case of Breastfeeding Promotion. In: Bickmore, T., Marsella, S., Sidner, C. (eds) Intelligent Virtual Agents. IVA 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 8637. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09767-1_61
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