Chatbots to Support Mental Wellbeing of People Living in Rural Areas: Can User Groups Contribute to Co-design?

Co-creation Conversation design Conversational agents Living labs Mental health

Journal

Journal of technology in behavioral science
ISSN: 2366-5963
Titre abrégé: J Technol Behav Sci
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101698813

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2021
Historique:
received: 11 03 2021
revised: 22 07 2021
accepted: 30 08 2021
pubmed: 28 9 2021
medline: 28 9 2021
entrez: 27 9 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Digital technologies such as chatbots can be used in the field of mental health. In particular, chatbots can be used to support citizens living in sparsely populated areas who face problems such as poor access to mental health services, lack of 24/7 support, barriers to engagement, lack of age appropriate support and reductions in health budgets. The aim of this study was to establish if user groups can design content for a chatbot to support the mental wellbeing of individuals in rural areas. University students and staff, mental health professionals and mental health service users (

Identifiants

pubmed: 34568548
doi: 10.1007/s41347-021-00222-6
pii: 222
pmc: PMC8450556
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

652-665

Informations de copyright

© The Author(s) 2021.

Auteurs

C Potts (C)

School of Computing, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, UK.

E Ennis (E)

School of Psychology, Ulster University, Derry-Londonderry, UK.

R B Bond (RB)

School of Computing, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, UK.

M D Mulvenna (MD)

School of Computing, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, UK.

M F McTear (MF)

School of Computing, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, UK.

K Boyd (K)

School of Art, Ulster University, Belfast, UK.

T Broderick (T)

Department of Sport, Leisure and Childhood Studies, Munster Technological University, Cork, Ireland.

M Malcolm (M)

NHS Western Isles, Stornoway, UK.

L Kuosmanen (L)

Department of Nursing Science, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.

H Nieminen (H)

Department of Nursing Science, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.

A K Vartiainen (AK)

Department of Nursing Science, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.

C Kostenius (C)

Department of Health Sciences, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden.

B Cahill (B)

Nimbus Research Centre, Munster Technological University, Cork, Ireland.

A Vakaloudis (A)

Nimbus Research Centre, Munster Technological University, Cork, Ireland.

G McConvey (G)

Action Mental Health, Newtownards, UK.

S O'Neill (S)

School of Psychology, Ulster University, Derry-Londonderry, UK.

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