Conversational Physical Activity Coaches for Spanish and English Speaking Women: A User Design Study.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Digital technologies, including text messaging and mobile phone apps, can be leveraged to increase people's physical activity and manage health. Chatbots, powered by artificial intelligence, can automatically interact with individuals through natural conversation. They may be more engaging than one-way messaging interventions. To our knowledge, physical activity chatbots have not been developed with low-income participants, nor in Spanish-the second most dominant language in the U.S. We recommend best practices for physical activity chatbots in English and Spanish for low-income women. Methods: We designed a prototype physical activity text-message based conversational agent based on various psychotherapeutic techniques. We recruited participants through SNAP-Ed

SUBMITTER: Figueroa CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8531260 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature