Review Article

Voice Assistant Utilization among the Disability Community for Independent Living: A Rapid Review of Recent Evidence

Table 7

Data extraction categories.

Data extraction categoryGray or peerSelection options/reporting methods

Study typePeer-reviewed(i) Commentary/letter
(ii) Development study
(iii) Review-scoping
(iv) Review-mapping
(v) Review-literature/narrative
(vi) Review-rapid
(vii) Conference paper

Reporter typeGray(i) Advocate
(ii) Developer/device company
(iii) Disabled person
(iv) Family/caregiver
(v) General public
(vi) News
(vii) Researcher
(viii) Service/medical provider

DisabilityBoth(i) General/nonspecific
(ii) Hearing
(iii) Vision
(iv) Chronic health/medical
(v) Nonverbal
(vi) Speech
(vii) Mobility/dexterity
(viii) Neurodiverse

NeurodiversityBoth(i) General/nonspecific
(ii) ADHD
(iii) Autism
(iv) Cognitive impairment
(v) Dementia
(vi) Dyslexia
(vii) General
(viii) Intellectual disability
(ix) Learning disability
(x) Mental health

FocusBoth(i) Utilize existing devices
(ii) Utilize existing add-on devices
(iii) Utilize existing skill or app
(iv) Develop solutions
(v) Identify a barrier

Device brandBoth(i) Amazon/Alexa
(ii) Apple/Siri
(iii) Google
(iv) Microsoft/Cortana
(v) Samsung/Bixby
(vi) Generic/unspecified
(vii) Development/prototype

Device typeBoth(i) Smart speaker
(ii) Smartphone
(iii) Smart speaker w/ screen
(iv) Smart watch
(v) Tablet
(vi) Unspecified

SettingBoth(i) Home
(ii) Community
(iii) Work
(iv) Education
(v) Nonspecific

Utilization purposeBoth(i) Independence
(ii) Participation

TasksBoth(i) Companionship
(ii) Communication
(iii) Dictation
(iv) Environment control
(v) Information retrieval
(vi) Reading
(vii) Media management
(viii) Safety
(ix) Navigation
(x) Health management
(xi) Spelling
(xii) Math
(xiii) Scheduling
(xiv) Reminders
(xv) Cognitive aid
(xvi) Interface control
(xvii) Learning

Utilization barriersBoth(i) Sign language
(ii) Speech interpretation
(iii) Brain control interfaces
(iv) Setup’s cognitive load
(v) Lack of voice control
(vi) Lack of nonverbal control
(vii) Limited functionality
(viii) Lack of skills/apps
(ix) Features removed
(x) Privacy

Additional barrier detailsBothText response

FacilitatorsPeer-reviewedText response

Intervention detailsPeer-reviewedText response

Location if availableBothText response

ResultsPeer-reviewedText response

Other findingsBothText response

Sample sizePeer-reviewedText response

Study aimsPeer-reviewedText response

Bibliometric dataBothAutomatically collected