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Formative Evaluation of Digital Health Interventions (2877) Anxiety and Stress Disorders (1212) Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (1852) Occupational Health and Ergonomics/Prevention at the Workplace (268) Depression and Mood Disorders; Suicide Prevention (1541) mHealth for Wellness, Behavior Change and Prevention (3132) Mobile Health in Psychiatry (484) Chatbots and Conversational Agents (648) Insomnia and Sleep Hygiene (215)

Published on in Vol 5, No 4 (2021): April

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/21678, first published .
Chatbot-Based Assessment of Employees’ Mental Health: Design Process and Pilot Implementation

Chatbot-Based Assessment of Employees’ Mental Health: Design Process and Pilot Implementation

Chatbot-Based Assessment of Employees’ Mental Health: Design Process and Pilot Implementation

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Ines Hungerbuehler1 Author Orcid Image ;   Kate Daley1 Author Orcid Image ;   Kate Cavanagh2 Author Orcid Image ;   Heloísa Garcia Claro3, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Michael Kapps1 Author Orcid Image
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