Public Perceptions of Diabetes, Healthy Living, and Conversational Agents in Singapore: Needs Assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence of chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes is increasing in countries worldwide, including Singapore. Health professional-delivered healthy lifestyle interventions have been shown to prevent type 2 diabetes. However, ongoing personalized guidance from health professionals is not feasible or affordable at the population level. Novel digital interventions delivered using mobile technology, such as conversational agents, are a potential alternative for the delivery of healthy lifestyle change behavioral interventions to the public.

Objective

We explored perceptions and experiences of Singaporeans on healthy living, diabetes, and mobile health (mHealth) interventions (apps and conversational agents). This study was conducted to help inform the design an

SUBMITTER: Dhinagaran DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8663498 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature