MotivateDuringTherapy

get copy of the source code: svn checkout http://tracinsy.ewi.tudelft.nl/pub/svn/HealthPsychology/MotivateDuringTherapy

The MotivateDuringTherapy module is a module that can generate messages to motivate prople to continue with their therapy. The algorithm follows the proposal in the paper [1]. The motivation message is chosen depending on the selected language, the PCL (PTSD) trend and the trust of the patient.

This package can be included with the following maven code

<repositories>
	<repository>
		<id>artifactory.ewi.tudelft.nl</id>
		<url>http://artifactory.ewi.tudelft.nl/artifactory/libs-release</url>
		<snapshots>
			<enabled>false</enabled>
		</snapshots>
	</repository>
</repositories>

<dependencies>
	<dependency>
		<groupId>tudelft.mentalhealth</groupId>
		<artifactId>motivatepersisting</artifactId>
		<version>1.0.0</version>
	</dependency>
</dependencies>

Examples

Various example codes are available

• You can download a ready-to-run jar (just double click to run; you need to have java installed) ​here

• The junit tests for the package here.
• Make your own example using this code snip plus the maven dependencies above

Locale NL = new Locale("nl", "NL");
Situation situation=new Situation(PclTrend.DROPPING, Trust.MEDIUM);
String motivation = new MotivationalAnswer(situation, NL).getText();

References [1] Design and Evaluation of Personalized Motivational Messages by a Virtual Agent that assists in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Therapy. Myrthe L. Tielman , Mark A. Neerincx, Willem-Paul Brinkman.