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dc.contributor.authorGardiner, Paula
dc.contributor.authorMcCue, Kelly D.
dc.contributor.authorNegash, Lily M.
dc.contributor.authorCheng, Teresa
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Laura F.
dc.contributor.authorYinusa-Nyahkoon, Leanne
dc.contributor.authorJack, Brian W.
dc.contributor.authorBickmore, Timothy W.
dc.date2022-08-11T08:08:06.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T15:42:23Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T15:42:23Z
dc.date.issued2017-09-01
dc.date.submitted2019-02-25
dc.identifier.citation<p>Patient Educ Couns. 2017 Sep;100(9):1720-1729. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2017.04.015. Epub 2017 Apr 26. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2017.04.015">Link to article on publisher's site</a></p>
dc.identifier.issn0738-3991 (Linking)
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.pec.2017.04.015
dc.identifier.pmid28495391
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/26834
dc.description<p>At the time of publication, Paula Gardiner was not yet affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Medical School.</p>
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: This randomized controlled trial evaluates the feasibility of using an Embodied Conversational Agent (ECA) to teach lifestyle modifications to urban women. METHODS: Women were randomized to either 1) an ECA (content included: mindfulness, stress management, physical activity, and healthy eating) or 2) patient education sheets mirroring same content plus a meditation CD/MP3 once a day for one month. General outcome measures included: number of stress management techniques used, physical activity levels, and eating patterns. RESULTS: Sixty-one women ages 18 to 50 were enrolled. On average, 51% identified as white, 26% as black, 23% as other races; and 20% as Hispanic. The major stress management techniques reported at baseline were: exercise (69%), listening to music (70%), and social support (66%). After one month, women randomized to the ECA significantly decreased alcohol consumption to reduce stress (p=0.03) and increased daily fruit consumption by an average of 2 servings compared to the control (p=0.04). CONCLUSION: It is feasible to use an ECA to promote health behaviors on stress management and healthy eating among diverse urban women. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Compared to patient information sheets, ECAs provide promise as a way to teach healthy lifestyle behaviors to diverse urban women.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation<p><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=28495391&dopt=Abstract">Link to Article in PubMed</a></p>
dc.relation.urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5559098/
dc.subjectEmbodied conversational agent
dc.subjectHealthy eating
dc.subjectMindfulness
dc.subjectMindfulness based stress reduction
dc.subjectNutrition
dc.subjectPhysical activity
dc.subjectStress management
dc.subjectAlternative and Complementary Medicine
dc.subjectBehavioral Medicine
dc.subjectCounseling
dc.subjectDietetics and Clinical Nutrition
dc.subjectHealth Psychology
dc.subjectIntegrative Medicine
dc.subjectMovement and Mind-Body Therapies
dc.subjectPsychiatry and Psychology
dc.subjectPublic Health Education and Promotion
dc.subjectWomen's Health
dc.titleEngaging women with an embodied conversational agent to deliver mindfulness and lifestyle recommendations: A feasibility randomized control trial
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.source.journaltitlePatient education and counseling
dc.source.volume100
dc.source.issue9
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/cipc/75
dc.identifier.contextkey13889810
html.description.abstract<p>OBJECTIVE: This randomized controlled trial evaluates the feasibility of using an Embodied Conversational Agent (ECA) to teach lifestyle modifications to urban women.</p> <p>METHODS: Women were randomized to either 1) an ECA (content included: mindfulness, stress management, physical activity, and healthy eating) or 2) patient education sheets mirroring same content plus a meditation CD/MP3 once a day for one month. General outcome measures included: number of stress management techniques used, physical activity levels, and eating patterns.</p> <p>RESULTS: Sixty-one women ages 18 to 50 were enrolled. On average, 51% identified as white, 26% as black, 23% as other races; and 20% as Hispanic. The major stress management techniques reported at baseline were: exercise (69%), listening to music (70%), and social support (66%). After one month, women randomized to the ECA significantly decreased alcohol consumption to reduce stress (p=0.03) and increased daily fruit consumption by an average of 2 servings compared to the control (p=0.04).</p> <p>CONCLUSION: It is feasible to use an ECA to promote health behaviors on stress management and healthy eating among diverse urban women.</p> <p>PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Compared to patient information sheets, ECAs provide promise as a way to teach healthy lifestyle behaviors to diverse urban women.</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathcipc/75
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Family Medicine and Community Health
dc.contributor.departmentCenter for Integrated Primary Care
dc.source.pages1720-1729


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