Population subgroup differences in the use of a COVID-19 chatbot
Abstract COVID-19 chatbots are widely used to screen for symptoms and disseminate information about the virus, yet little is known about the population subgroups that interact with this technology and the specific features that are used. An analysis of 1,000,740 patients invited to use a COVID-19 ch...
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oai:doaj.org-article:8888afdf17b949e99bbb7bb7fde4f83f2021-12-02T14:21:51ZPopulation subgroup differences in the use of a COVID-19 chatbot10.1038/s41746-021-00405-82398-6352https://doaj.org/article/8888afdf17b949e99bbb7bb7fde4f83f2021-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-021-00405-8https://doaj.org/toc/2398-6352Abstract COVID-19 chatbots are widely used to screen for symptoms and disseminate information about the virus, yet little is known about the population subgroups that interact with this technology and the specific features that are used. An analysis of 1,000,740 patients invited to use a COVID-19 chatbot, 69,451 (6.94%) of which agreed to participate, shows differences in chatbot feature use by gender, race, and age. These results can inform future public health COVID-19 symptom screening and information dissemination strategies.Laura C. SchubelDeliya B. WesleyEthan BookerJohn LockRaj M. RatwaniNature PortfolioarticleComputer applications to medicine. Medical informaticsR858-859.7ENnpj Digital Medicine, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-3 (2021) |
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Abstract COVID-19 chatbots are widely used to screen for symptoms and disseminate information about the virus, yet little is known about the population subgroups that interact with this technology and the specific features that are used. An analysis of 1,000,740 patients invited to use a COVID-19 chatbot, 69,451 (6.94%) of which agreed to participate, shows differences in chatbot feature use by gender, race, and age. These results can inform future public health COVID-19 symptom screening and information dissemination strategies. |
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