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Internet-based Tailored Virtual Human Health Intervention to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening: Design Guidelines from Two User Studies.
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- Embodied Conversational Agents for Chronic Diseases: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Doctors' perceptions of using their digital twins in patient care.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- The Impact of Virtual Human Vocal Personality on Establishing Rapport: A Study on Promoting Mental Wellness Through Extroversion and Vocalics.Proceedings of the ... ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents. IVA (Conference) · 2023Article
- Can virtual human clinicians help close the gap in colorectal cancer screening for rural adults in the United States? The influence of rural identity on perceptions of virtual human clinicians.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
- A Mobile Application-Based Relational Agent as a Health Professional for COVID-19 Patients: Design, Approach, and Implications.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Cancer Screening Among Rural and Urban Clinics During COVID-19: A Multistate Qualitative Study.JCO oncology practice · 2022Article
- Telehealth and racial disparities in colorectal cancer screening: A pilot study of how virtual clinician characteristics influence screening intentions.Journal of clinical and translational science · 2022Article
- A Pilot Study Examining the Efficacy of Delivering Colorectal Cancer Screening Messages via Virtual Health Assistants.American journal of preventive medicine · 2021Article
- Key changes to improve social presence of a virtual health assistant promoting colorectal cancer screening informed by a technology acceptance model.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2021Article
- A diagnostic prediction model for colorectal cancer in elderlies via internet of medical things.International journal of information technology : an official journal of Bharati Vidyapeeth's Institute of Computer Applications and Management · 2021Article
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Abstract
To influence user behaviors, Internet-based virtual humans (VH) have been used to deliver health interventions. However, Internet-based VH health interventions face challenges. The challenges can affect user perceptions of an Internet-based VH health intervention. In our work, we use an Internet-based VH health intervention to promote colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. We present design guidelines drawn from two studies. The two studies examined the influence of visual design and the influence of the information medium on user intentions to pursue more health information. In the first study, the analysis of the focus group (n=73 users) transcripts shows that the VH's visual realism, the VH's healthcare role, and the presence of a local healthcare provider's logo influenced user perceptions of the VH-based intervention's visual design. The findings from the focus groups were used to iterate the intervention and derive design guidelines. In the second study (n=1,400), the analysis of online surveys of users after the VH-based intervention showed that very few users focused on the VH's appearance. To influence the user intentions to pursue the health topic further, the results recommend the use of an animated VH to deliver health information compared to other mediums of information delivery, such as text. The design guidelines from the two studies can be used by developers to use VH-based interventions to influence users' intention to change behaviors.
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