HarborBot: A Chatbot for Social Needs Screening

This 2019 article by Rafal Kocielnik and colleagues describes a study about assessing patients’ social needs. The researchers found that participants with high health literacy preferred to be screen via a traditional survey platform because they found it more efficient. However, participants with low health literacy preferred to be screened via a chatbot, as they found it more engaging, personal, and easy to understand.


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Communication
Topic
Artificial Intelligence
Audience
Health Care Professionals, Community-Based and Social Service Professionals, Researchers and Academics
Setting
Social and Human Services, Digital Health and Telehealth, Research Settings
Level
Advanced