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Published on in Vol 6, No 4 (2022): April

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/33974, first published .
Use and Effect of Embodied Conversational Agents for Improving Eating Behavior and Decreasing Loneliness Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial

Use and Effect of Embodied Conversational Agents for Improving Eating Behavior and Decreasing Loneliness Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial

Use and Effect of Embodied Conversational Agents for Improving Eating Behavior and Decreasing Loneliness Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors of this article:

Lean L Kramer1 Author Orcid Image ;   Lex van Velsen2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Jenna L Clark4 Author Orcid Image ;   Bob C Mulder5 Author Orcid Image ;   Emely de Vet1 Author Orcid Image
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Journals

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  6. Peng W, Lee H, Lim S. Leveraging Chatbots to Combat Health Misinformation for Older Adults: Participatory Design Study. JMIR Formative Research 2024;8:e60712 View
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  10. Dino M, Villafuerte C, Decker V, Lopez J, Cruz L, Dino G, Rivero J, Balbin P, Mallo E, Briggs C, Thiamwong L, Shattell M. Remote Virtual Interactive Agents for Older Adults: Exploring Its Science via Network Analysis and Systematic Review. Healthcare 2025;13(17):2253 View
  11. Amil S, Gagnon M, Bédard A, Da S, Zavala Mora D, Drapeau V, Desroches S. Interactive Conversational Agents to Improve Dietary Behaviors for Health Promotion: Mixed Systematic Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2025;27:e78220 View
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Conference Proceedings

  1. Li G, Seaborn K. Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. No Joke: An Embodied Conversational Agent Greeting Older Adults with Humour or a Smile Unrelated to Initial Acceptance View