利用语音助手长期采集说话数据,提升阿尔茨海默病早期检测精度
Exploiting Longitudinal Speech Sessions via Voice Assistant Systems for Early Detection of Cognitive Decline
- 基于语音助手系统跨18个月收集7轮语音数据,融合历史信息增强检测
- 语音特征下MCI识别F1提升至71.2%,语言特征达75.1%,认知变化预测达73.7%
- 适合关注老年认知健康、远程监测与自然交互式筛查的研究者
轻度认知障碍(MCI)是阿尔茨海默病(AD)的早期阶段,一种神经退行性疾病。及时识别MCI对通过干预延缓其进展至关重要。现有研究已证明可通过临床访谈或数字设备采集的语音数据检测MCI,但通常仅分析有限时间点的数据,难以捕捉随时间的变化。本文基于语音助手系统(VAS),在18个月内以每三个月一次的间隔,远程收集了18名参与者共七次语音会话数据。提出两种方法提升MCI检测与认知变化预测能力:第一种融合历史数据,第二种预测两个时间点的认知变化。结果表明,引入历史数据后,声学特征的平均F1得分从58.6%提升至71.2%(+12.6%),语言特征从62.1%提升至75.1%(+13.0%)。此外,声学特征下认知变化预测的F1得分为73.7%。这些结果证实了基于VAS的语音会话在早期认知衰退检测中的潜力。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is an early stage of Alzheimer's disease (AD), a form of neurodegenerative disorder. Early identification of MCI is crucial for delaying its progression through timely interventions. Existing research has demonstrated the feasibility of detecting MCI using speech collected from clinical interviews or digital devices. However, these approaches typically analyze data collected at limited time points, limiting their ability to identify cognitive changes over time. This paper presents a longitudinal study using voice assistant systems (VAS) to remotely collect seven-session speech data at three-month intervals across 18 months. We propose two methods to improve MCI detection and the prediction of cognitive changes. The first method incorporates historical data, while the second predicts cognitive changes at two time points. Our results indicate improvements when incorporating historical data: the average F1-score for MCI detection improves from 58.6% to 71.2% (by 12.6%) in the case of acoustic features and from 62.1% to 75.1% (by 13.0%) in the case of linguistic features. Additionally, the prediction of cognitive changes achieves an F1-score of 73.7% in the case of acoustic features. These results confirm the potential of VAS-based speech sessions for early detection of cognitive decline.
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