Published on in Vol 7 (2024)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/57308, first published .
An Evidence-Based IT Program With Chatbot to Support Caregiving and Clinical Care for People With Dementia: The CareHeroes Development and Usability Pilot

An Evidence-Based IT Program With Chatbot to Support Caregiving and Clinical Care for People With Dementia: The CareHeroes Development and Usability Pilot

An Evidence-Based IT Program With Chatbot to Support Caregiving and Clinical Care for People With Dementia: The CareHeroes Development and Usability Pilot

Nicole Ruggiano   1, 2 , MSW, PhD ;   Ellen Leslie Brown   3 , RN, MS, EdD ;   Peter J Clarke   4 , PhD ;   Vagelis Hristidis   5 , PhD ;   Lisa Roberts   3 , CSCS, PT, MS, DPT ;   Carmen Victoria Framil Suarez   3 , ANP-BC, APRN, DNP ;   Sai Chaithra Allala   4 , PhD ;   Shannon Hurley   6 , BS ;   Chrystine Kopcsik   7 , MSW ;   Jane Daquin   8 , PhD ;   Hamilton Chevez   4 , MS ;   Raymond Chang-Lau   4 , MS ;   Marc Agronin   7 , MD ;   David S Geldmacher   9 , MD

1 School of Social Work, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

2 Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States

3 Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States

4 Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States

5 Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States

6 College of Medicine, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States

7 MIND Institute and Behavioral Health, Miami Jewish Health, Miami, FL, United States

8 Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Beto Criminal Justice Center C105, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, United States

9 Department of Neurology, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Vagelis Hristidis, PhD
  • Department of Computer Science and Engineering
  • University of California, Riverside
  • Winston Chung Hall, Room 317
  • Riverside, CA, 92521
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 1 9518272478
  • Email: vagelis@cs.ucr.edu