Acceptance and use of a multi-modal avatar-based tool for remediation of social cognition deficits
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Acceptance and use of a multi‑modal avatar‑based tool for remediation of social cognition deficits Arturo S. García1 · Patricia Fernández‑Sotos2,6 · Antonio Fernández‑Caballero1,3,6 · Elena Navarro1,3,6 · José M. Latorre4 · Roberto Rodriguez‑Jimenez5,6,7 · Pascual González1,3,6 Received: 30 November 2018 / Accepted: 1 August 2019 © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2019
Abstract This paper focuses on the validation of a tool designed to improve affect recognition, a fundamental aspect of social cognition as it greatly affects the functionality and quality of life of patients with mental disorders. The presented tool facilitates the generation of multi-modal avatar-based therapies by mental health professionals in this important clinical domain. Moreover, the tool for remediation of social cognitive deficits may be customised to each patient’s impairment. This paper describes how the tool was assessed by therapists after viewing a video explaining its most relevant aspects. The participants were asked to fill in a questionnaire based on UTAUT2 for the study of the acceptance and use of this technology. In light of the results obtained from 41 therapists about their intention of use, the most important statement is that their interest for this kind of tools is high. Nonetheless, there are some factors that negatively affect their behavioural intention. Keywords Social cognition · Affect recognition · Virtual reality · Avatar
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Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12652-019-01418-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. * Antonio Fernández‑Caballero [email protected] Arturo S. García [email protected] 1
Instituto de Investigación en Informática de Albacete, 02071 Albacete, Spain
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Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Servicio de Psiquiatría, Albacete, Spain
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Departamento de Sistemas Informáticos, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 02071 Albacete, Spain
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Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 02071 Albacete, Spain
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Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), 28041 Madrid, Spain
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Biomedical Research Networking Centre in Mental Health (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain
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CogPsy‑Group, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Social cognition refers to cognitive processes involved in social interactions, which incorporates processes of perceiving, interpreting and generating responses to the intentions, dispositions, and behaviours of others (Pinkham et al. 2014; Brothers 1990). Moreover, it is fundamental to the proper functioning and development of humans as social beings as it greatly affects the functionality and quality of life of patients with deficits related to social cognition (Lahera et al. 2012). In fact, social cognition deficits affect social relations and work environments because people are not able to accurately interpret social stimuli during interactions
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