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Acceptability of an Embodied Conversational Agent for Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support via a Smartphone App: Mixed Methods Study

Notably, 20% (13/66) were frustrated by their interaction with Laura, and 17% (11/66) of the participants reported that interacting with Laura made them feel guilty.

Shaira Baptista, Greg Wadley, Dominique Bird, Brian Oldenburg, Jane Speight, The My Diabetes Coach Research Group

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2020;8(7):e17038

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My Diabetes Coach, a Mobile App–Based Interactive Conversational Agent to Support Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management: Randomized Effectiveness-Implementation Trial

The key metrics included the number of completed chats with Laura, the total duration of chats, and the number of blood glucose levels uploaded by participants.

Enying Gong, Shaira Baptista, Anthony Russell, Paul Scuffham, Michaela Riddell, Jane Speight, Dominique Bird, Emily Williams, Mojtaba Lotfaliany, Brian Oldenburg

J Med Internet Res 2020;22(11):e20322

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User Experiences With a Type 2 Diabetes Coaching App: Qualitative Study

Laura had human-like characteristics and mimicked human conversation using interactive voice recognition (IVR) and a database of prerecorded conversational elements.

Shaira Baptista, Greg Wadley, Dominique Bird, Brian Oldenburg, Jane Speight, The My Diabetes Coach Research Group

JMIR Diabetes 2020;5(3):e16692

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Simulated Conversations With Virtual Humans to Improve Patient-Provider Communication and Reduce Unnecessary Prescriptions for Antibiotics: A Repeated Measure Pilot Study

When patients accessed the simulation, they assume the role of Laura (the virtual patient) and engage in a conversation with Dr Wei (the virtual provider).

Antoinette Schoenthaler, Glenn Albright, Judith Hibbard, Ron Goldman

JMIR Med Educ 2017;3(1):e7

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Correction: Examining the Effects of Mindful Eating Training on Adherence to a Carbohydrate-Restricted Diet in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (the DELISH Study): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Dr Wali’s affiliation is:UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United StatesFurthermore, the affiliation for author Laura Saslow was incorrectly listed in the original

Ashley E Mason, Laura Saslow, Patricia J Moran, Sarah Kim, Priyanka K Wali, Hiba Abousleiman, Alison Hartman, Robert Richler, Samantha Schleicher, Wendy Hartogensis, Elissa S Epel, Frederick Hecht

JMIR Res Protoc 2020;9(1):e17226

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Developing Embodied Conversational Agents for Coaching People in a Healthy Lifestyle: Scoping Review

Examples include those given in Figure 1; From left to right: Laura [3], Gabby [4], and an anonymous octopus [5]. An example of an early ECA is Laura [3]. Laura interacts daily with users to motivate them to be more physically active.

Lean L Kramer, Silke ter Stal, Bob C Mulder, Emely de Vet, Lex van Velsen

J Med Internet Res 2020;22(2):e14058

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Quantification of HIV-1 RNA Among Men Who Have Sex With Men Using an At-Home Self-Collected Dried Blood Spot Specimen: Feasibility Study

Dize et al performed validation of DBS specimens collected using HemaSpot devices compared with plasma samples [54].

Sabina Hirshfield, Richard A Teran, Martin J Downing Jr, Mary Ann Chiasson, Hong-Van Tieu, Laura Dize, Charlotte A Gaydos

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2018;4(4):e10847

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Intelligent Glasses, Watches and Vests…Oh My! Rethinking the Meaning of “Harm” in the Age of Wearable Technologies

unavoidably, must start with a better understanding of the meaning of harm in this new context, while building on the knowledge we have gathered in medicine until now.Building on Efforts to Reconceptualize “Health”OverviewIn December 2008, Alex Jadad and Laura

Alejandro R Jadad, Marcela Fandiño, Robin Lennox

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2015;3(1):e6

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A Web- and Mobile-Based Intervention for Women Treated for Breast Cancer to Manage Chronic Pain and Symptoms Related to Lymphedema: Randomized Clinical Trial Rationale and Protocol

Mei Rosemary Fu, Deborah Axelrod, Amber Guth, Joan Scagliola, Kavita Rampertaap, Nardin El-Shammaa, Jason Fletcher, Yan Zhang, Jeanna M Qiu, Freya Schnabel, Karen Hiotis, Yao Wang, Gail D'Eramo Melkus

JMIR Res Protoc 2016;5(1):e7

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A Medical Student-Delivered Smoking Prevention Program, Education Against Tobacco, for Secondary Schools in Germany: Randomized Controlled Trial

long-term evaluation in sufficiently powered trials, as well as new ways of implementation, are needed to further evaluate and optimize our program.AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank the volunteer medical students Hannes Tabert, Svea Holtz, Stefan Henkel, Laura

Titus Josef Brinker, Andreas Dawid Owczarek, Werner Seeger, David Alexander Groneberg, Christian Martin Brieske, Philipp Jansen, Joachim Klode, Ingo Stoffels, Dirk Schadendorf, Benjamin Izar, Fabian Norbert Fries, Felix Johannes Hofmann

J Med Internet Res 2017;19(6):e199

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