AI HeartBot to Increase Women's Awareness and Knowledge of Heart Attacks: Nonrandomized, Quasi-Experimental Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heart disease remains a leading cause of death for women in the United States, but awareness and knowledge about it are declining. Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots have great potential to educate women.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the potential efficacy of HeartBot to increase women's awareness and knowledge of heart attack symptoms and care-seeking behavior.

Methods

In this nonrandomized pilot, quasi-experimental study, 92 women aged ≥25 years without a history of heart disease completed the HeartBot interaction via SMS text messaging. The study was remotely conducted from October 2023 to January 2024. HeartBot, a fully automated AI chatbot, covered 15 topics of heart attack awareness, knowledge, symptoms, and care seeking in a single sessi

SUBMITTER: Fukuoka Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12526652 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature