The Effectiveness of a Chatbot Single-Session Intervention for People on Waitlists for Eating Disorder Treatment: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Journal: Journal of medical Internet research
Published Date: May 21, 2025

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Early treatment is critical for improving eating disorder prognosis. Single-session interventions (SSIs) can provide short-term support to people on waitlists for eating disorder treatment; however, it is not always possible to access SSIs. We co-designed and developed a rule-based chatbot called ED ESSI (Eating Disorder Electronic Single-Session Intervention), which delivered an SSI and demonstrated its acceptability and feasibility. However, the effectiveness of ED ESSI is yet to be investigated.

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  • Gemma Sharp
    Department of Neuroscience, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Bronwyn Dwyer
    Department of Neuroscience, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Alisha Randhawa
    Department of Neuroscience, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Isabella McGrath
    School of Psychology, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.
  • Hao Hu
    Department of Geography and Geographic Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.

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