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Trial reportPatient education and counseling2017

Engaging women with an embodied conversational agent to deliver mindfulness and lifestyle recommendations: A feasibility randomized control trial.

Paula M Gardiner, Kelly D McCue, Lily M Negash, Teresa Cheng, Laura F White, Leanne Yinusa-Nyahkoon, Brian W Jack, Timothy W Bickmore

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Patient education and counseling, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Paula M GardinerDepartment of Family Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center, Boston, USA. Electronic address: Paula.Gardiner@bmc.org.
Kelly D McCueDepartment of Family Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center, Boston, USA.
Lily M NegashDepartment of Family Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center, Boston, USA.
Teresa ChengDepartment of Family Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center, Boston, USA.
Laura F WhiteDepartment of Family Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center, Boston, USA.
Leanne Yinusa-NyahkoonDepartment of Family Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center, Boston, USA.
Brian W JackDepartment of Family Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center, Boston, USA.
Timothy W BickmoreCollege of Computer and Information Science, Northeastern University, Boston, USA.

Funding

Academic Career Award in Complementary and Alternative MedicineK07AT005463 · NCCIH · BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER · PI GARDINER, PAULA MARIE · 2010 to 2014
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NCCIH NIH HHS K07 AT005463
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis randomized controlled trial evaluates the feasibility of using an Embodied Conversational Agent (ECA) to teach lifestyle modifications to urban women.

methodsWomen were randomized to either 1) an ECA (content included: mindfulness, stress management, physical activity, and healthy eating) or 2) patient education sheets mirroring same content plus a meditation CD/MP3 once a day for one month. General outcome measures included: number of stress management techniques used, physical activity levels, and eating patterns.

resultsSixty-one women ages 18 to 50 were enrolled. On average, 51% identified as white, 26% as black, 23% as other races; and 20% as Hispanic. The major stress management techniques reported at baseline were: exercise (69%), listening to music (70%), and social support (66%). After one month, women randomized to the ECA significantly decreased alcohol consumption to reduce stress (p=0.03) and increased daily fruit consumption by an average of 2 servings compared to the control (p=0.04).

conclusionIt is feasible to use an ECA to promote health behaviors on stress management and healthy eating among diverse urban women. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Compared to patient information sheets, ECAs provide promise as a way to teach healthy lifestyle behaviors to diverse urban women.

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Behavior TherapyCommunicationExerciseLife StyleAdolescentAdultFeeding BehaviorFemaleHumansMeditationMindfulnessOutcome Assessment, Health CareStress, PsychologicalYoung AdultEmbodied conversational agentHealthy eatingMindfulnessMindfulness based stress reductionNutritionPhysical activityStress management

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PMID28495391
PMCPMC5559098

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