Background Human-centered design (HCD) approaches to health care strive to support the
development of innovative, effective, and person-centered solutions for health care …

Background Chatbots are systems that are able to converse and interact with human users
using spoken, written, and visual languages. Chatbots have the potential to be useful tools …

Background The global shortage of mental health workers has prompted the utilization of
technological advancements, such as chatbots, to meet the needs of people with mental …

Objective Our objective was to review the characteristics, current applications, and
evaluation measures of conversational agents with unconstrained natural language input …

Background: Mobile phone usage has been rapidly increasing worldwide. mHealth could
efficiently deliver high-quality health care, but the evidence supporting its current …

Background: Students in need of mental health care face many barriers including cost,
location, availability, and stigma. Studies show that computer-assisted therapy and 1 …

Background: Web-based cognitive-behavioral therapeutic (CBT) apps have demonstrated
efficacy but are characterized by poor adherence. Conversational agents may offer a …

Background: A major challenge in providing mental health interventions for young people is
making such interventions accessible and appealing to those most in need. Online and app …

Devices and programs using digital technology to foster or support behavior change (digital
interventions) are increasingly ubiquitous, being adopted for use in patient diagnosis and …

Background: Mobile health (mHealth) apps that support individuals pursuing health and
wellness goals, such as weight management, stress management, smoking cessation, and …