The PDC30 Chatbot-Development of a Psychoeducational Resource on Dementia Caregiving Among Family Caregivers: Mixed Methods Acceptability Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Providing ongoing support to the increasing number of caregivers as their needs change in the long-term course of dementia is a severe challenge to any health care system. Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) operating 24/7 may help to tackle this problem.

Objective

This study describes the development of a generative AI chatbot-the PDC30 Chatbot-and evaluates its acceptability in a mixed methods study.

Methods

The PDC30 Chatbot was developed using the GPT-4o large language model, with a personality agent to constrain its behavior to provide advice on dementia caregiving based on the Positive Dementia Caregiving in 30 Days Guidebook-a laypeople's resource based on a validated training manual for dementia caregivers. The PDC30 Chatbot's responses to 2

SUBMITTER: Cheng ST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11758934 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature