Courtney Potts, Frida Lindström, Raymond Bond, Maurice Mulvenna, Frederick Booth, Edel Ennis, Karolina Parding, Catrine Kostenius, Thomas Broderick, Kyle Boyd, Anna-Kaisa Vartiainen, Heidi Nieminen, Con Burns, Andrea Bickerdike, Lauri Kuosmanen, Indika Dhanapala, Alex Vakaloudis, Brian Cahill, Marion MacInnes, Martin Malcolm, Siobhan O'Neill
BACKGROUND: In recent years, advances in technology have led to an influx of mental health apps, in particular the development of mental health and well-being chatbots, which have already shown promise in terms of their efficacy, availability, and accessibility. The ChatPal chatbot was developed to promote positive mental well-being among citizens living in rural areas. ChatPal is a multilingual chatbot, available in English, Scottish Gaelic, Swedish, and Finnish, containing psychoeducational content and exercises such as mindfulness and breathing, mood logging, gratitude, and thought diaries...
July 6, 2023: Journal of Medical Internet Research