دورية أكاديمية
Artificial Intelligence-Based Chatbot for Anxiety and Depression in University Students: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
العنوان: | Artificial Intelligence-Based Chatbot for Anxiety and Depression in University Students: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. |
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المؤلفون: | Klos MC; Interdisciplinary Center for Research in Health and Behavioral Sciences (CIICSAC), Universidad Adventista del Plata (UAP)., National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET)., Libertador San Martín, Entre Ríos, Argentina., Escoredo M; X2AI inc., San Francisco, CA, United States., Joerin A; X2AI inc., San Francisco, CA, United States., Lemos VN; Interdisciplinary Center for Research in Health and Behavioral Sciences (CIICSAC), Universidad Adventista del Plata (UAP)., National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET)., Libertador San Martín, Entre Ríos, Argentina., Rauws M; X2AI inc., San Francisco, CA, United States., Bunge EL; Department of Psychology, Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA, United States. |
المصدر: | JMIR formative research [JMIR Form Res] 2021 Aug 12; Vol. 5 (8), pp. e20678. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Aug 12. |
نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
اللغة: | English |
بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: JMIR Publications Country of Publication: Canada NLM ID: 101726394 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2561-326X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 2561326X NLM ISO Abbreviation: JMIR Form Res Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE |
أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: Toronto, ON, Canada : JMIR Publications, [2017]- |
مستخلص: | Background: Artificial intelligence-based chatbots are emerging as instruments of psychological intervention; however, no relevant studies have been reported in Latin America. Objective: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the viability, acceptability, and potential impact of using Tess, a chatbot, for examining symptoms of depression and anxiety in university students. Methods: This was a pilot randomized controlled trial. The experimental condition used Tess for 8 weeks, and the control condition was assigned to a psychoeducation book on depression. Comparisons were conducted using Mann-Whitney U and Wilcoxon tests for depressive symptoms, and independent and paired sample t tests to analyze anxiety symptoms. Results: The initial sample consisted of 181 Argentinian college students (158, 87.2% female) aged 18 to 33. Data at week 8 were provided by 39 out of the 99 (39%) participants in the experimental condition and 34 out of the 82 (41%) in the control group. On an average, 472 (SD 249.52) messages were exchanged, with 116 (SD 73.87) of the messages sent from the users in response to Tess. A higher number of messages exchanged with Tess was associated with positive feedback (F Conclusions: The students spent a considerable amount of time exchanging messages with Tess and positive feedback was associated with a higher number of messages exchanged. The initial results show promising evidence for the usability and acceptability of Tess in the Argentinian population. Research on chatbots is still in its initial stages and further research is needed. (©Maria Carolina Klos, Milagros Escoredo, Angela Joerin, Viviana Noemí Lemos, Michiel Rauws, Eduardo L Bunge. Originally published in JMIR Formative Research (https://formative.jmir.org), 12.08.2021.) |
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فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: anxiety; artificial intelligence; chatbots; college students; conversational agents; depression; mental health |
تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20210607 Latest Revision: 20240403 |
رمز التحديث: | 20240403 |
مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC8391753 |
DOI: | 10.2196/20678 |
PMID: | 34092548 |
قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
تدمد: | 2561-326X |
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DOI: | 10.2196/20678 |