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Published on in Vol 10 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/94036, first published .
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Structured Large Language Model Workflows for Motivational Interviewing in Health Behavior Change: Proof-of-Concept Study

Structured Large Language Model Workflows for Motivational Interviewing in Health Behavior Change: Proof-of-Concept Study

Akshaye Shenoi   1, 2 , MSc ;   Tianze Li   1 , BSc ;   Ahmad Ishqi Jabir   1 , MSc ;   Amanda Pitkethly   3 , PhD ;   Elgar Fleisch   2, 4 , Prof Dr ;   Tobias Kowatsch   1, 2, 5, 6 , Prof Dr ;   Jacqueline Louise Mair   1, 2 , PhD

1 Future Health Technologies Programme, Singapore-ETH Centre, Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore

2 Centre for Digital Health Interventions, Department of Management, Technology, and Economics, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

3 School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

4 Centre for Digital Health Interventions, Institute of Technology Management, University of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland

5 Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

6 School of Medicine, University of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Corresponding Author:

  • Jacqueline Louise Mair, PhD
  • Future Health Technologies Programme
  • Singapore-ETH Centre, Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE)
  • 1 Create Way
  • Singapore
  • Phone: +65 6684 2900
  • Email: Jacqueline.mair@sec.ethz.ch