Application of Chatbots to Help Patients Self-Manage Diabetes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of people with diabetes is on the rise globally. Self-management and health education of patients are the keys to control diabetes. With the development of digital therapies and artificial intelligence, chatbots have the potential to provide health-related information and improve accessibility and effectiveness in the field of patient self-management.

Objective

This study systematically reviews the current research status and effectiveness of chatbots in the field of diabetes self-management to support the development of diabetes chatbots.

Methods

A systematic review and meta-analysis of chatbots that can help patients with diabetes with self-management was conducted. PubMed and Web of Science databases were searched using keywords around diabete

SUBMITTER: Wu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11653048 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature