Published on in Vol 11 (2024)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/54581, first published .
Usability Comparison Among Healthy Participants of an Anthropomorphic Digital Human and a Text-Based Chatbot as a Responder to Questions on Mental Health: Randomized Controlled Trial

Usability Comparison Among Healthy Participants of an Anthropomorphic Digital Human and a Text-Based Chatbot as a Responder to Questions on Mental Health: Randomized Controlled Trial

Usability Comparison Among Healthy Participants of an Anthropomorphic Digital Human and a Text-Based Chatbot as a Responder to Questions on Mental Health: Randomized Controlled Trial

Almira Osmanovic Thunström   1, 2 , MSc ;   Hanne Krage Carlsen   2, 3 , MPH, PhD ;   Lilas Ali   1, 4, 5 , RN, PhD ;   Tomas Larson   1, 2 , MSc, PhD ;   Andreas Hellström   6 , PhD ;   Steinn Steingrimsson   1, 2 , BSc, MD, PhD

1 Region Västra Götaland, Psychiatric Department, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

2 Section of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

3 Region Västra Götaland, Centre of Registers, Gothenburg, Sweden

4 Institute of Health Care Sciences, Centre for Person-Centred Care, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

5 Centre for Person-Centred Care, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

6 Department of Technology Management and Economics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

Corresponding Author:

  • Steinn Steingrimsson, BSc, MD, PhD
  • Region Västra Götaland
  • Psychiatric Department
  • Sahlgrenska University Hospital
  • Journalvägen 5
  • Gothenburg, 41650
  • Sweden
  • Phone: 46 313421000
  • Email: steinn.steingrimsson@gu.se