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Exploring obese adults’ preferences for a physical activity chatbot: Qualitative study Passed

Wednesday May 24, 2023 16:45 - 16:50 G3

Lecturers: Dillys Larbi, Elia Gabarron, Kerstin Denecke

Track: MIE: Citizen health informatics

Results from individual interviews and focus group discussions with obese individuals about their preferences for a physical activity social media chatbot

Language

English

Seminar type

On site only

Level of knowledge

Advanced

Conference

MIE

Authors

Dillys Larbi, Rolf Wynn, Eirik Årsand, Kerstin Denecke, Paolo Zanaboni, Elia Gabarron

Lecturers

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Dillys Larbi Lecturer

PhD Student
Norwegian Centre for E-health Research

I am a PhD student at the Norwegian Centre for E-health Research and the Department of Clinical Medicine at the Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway. My PhD project aims to develop a social media chatbot to increase physical activity among overweight and obese individuals.
My research interests include; global health promotion and disease prevention and improving the quality of life of people with chronic health conditions.

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Elia Gabarron Lecturer

Associate Professor
Østfold University College

Social media research; ehealth; health psychology

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Kerstin Denecke Lecturer

Professor
Bern University of Applied Sciences

I am a researcher in medical informatics, focussing on natural language processing, participatory health informatics, chatbots.