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ArticleDigital health

Individual differences in views toward healthcare conversational agents: A cross-sectional survey study.

A Luke MacNeill, Alison Luke, Shelley Doucet

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3 authors.

A Luke MacNeillCentre for Research in Integrated Care, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, NB, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1927-4100
Alison LukeCentre for Research in Integrated Care, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, NB, Canada.
Shelley DoucetCentre for Research in Integrated Care, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, NB, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and Objective: To date, there has been limited research on people's attitudes and design preferences with respect to conversational agents (CAs) that are used for healthcare. Individual differences in attitudes and design preferences have received particularly little attention. The purpose of this study was to gain greater insight into this topic. Methods: We recruited American and Canadian residents through the online research platform Prolific. Participants completed a cross-sectional survey assessing demographic, personality, and health factors, as well as attitudes and design preferences with respect to healthcare CAs. Hierarchical regressions were used to determine demographic, personality, and health predictors of attitudes and design preferences. Results: A total of 227 participants (116 women; Conclusion: The results of this study provide insight into people's attitudes and design preferences with respect to healthcare CAs. This information will help guide developers on how to better design and market CAs for the health sector, which may increase people's adoption and use of these programs.

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attitudeschatbotsConversational agentsdemographicsdesign preferenceshealthindividual differencespersonality

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PMID40144046
PMCPMC11938864

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