Effects of a Theory- and Evidence-Based, Motivational Interviewing-Oriented Artificial Intelligence Digital Assistant on Vaccine Attitudes: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Journal: Journal of medical Internet research
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Attitude-targeted interventions are important approaches for promoting vaccination. Educational approaches alone cannot effectively cultivate positive vaccine attitudes. Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven chatbots and motivational interviewing (MI) techniques show high promise in improving vaccine attitudes and facilitating readiness for vaccination.

Authors

  • Yan Li
    Interdisciplinary Research Center for Biology and Chemistry, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, China.
  • Mengqi Li
    School of Geographical Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China.
  • Janelle Yorke
    Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Wilmslow Rd, Manchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Janelle.Yorke@nhs.net.
  • Daniel Bressington
    Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
  • Joyce Chung
    National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
  • Yao-Jie Xie
    School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 11 Yuk Choi Rd, Hong Kong SAR, 999007, China.
  • Lin Yang
    National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Key Laboratory of Diabetes Immunology (Central South University), Ministry of Education, and Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
  • Mengting He
    School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 11 Yuk Choi Rd, Hong Kong SAR, 999007, China.
  • Tsz-Ching Sun
    School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 11 Yuk Choi Rd, Hong Kong SAR, 999007, China.
  • Angela Y M Leung
    School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 11 Yuk Choi Rd, Hong Kong SAR, 999007, China.