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September 10, 2025

A Conversational Agent (PracticePal) to Support the Delivery of a Brief Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression in Rural India: Development and Pilot-Testing Study (Preprint)

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RARavindra AgrawalKMKimberley MonteiroNNNityasri Sankha Narasimhamurti

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Overview

User-centered design of a chatbot improved patient engagement and treatment outcomes for depression, suggesting feasibility in rural settings.

Key Points

  • PracticePal significantly improved patient engagement during therapy, leading to all participants completing the treatment.
  • 67% of participants accessed over half the content on the chatbot, enhancing adherence to homework assignments.
  • The intervention resulted in a reduction of depressive symptoms, evidenced by a decrease in Patient Health Questionnaire scores.
  • Feedback indicated the chatbot was helpful, although some patients faced challenges due to low internet bandwidth and literacy levels.

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Agrawal et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c243acb210217d647a7f60https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.73563
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