Computer-Controlled Virtual Humans in Patient-Facing Systems: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Journals

1. Pimentel D, Vinkers C. Copresence With Virtual Humans in Mixed Reality: The Impact of Contextual Responsiveness on Social Perceptions. Frontiers in Robotics and AI 2021;8 View
2. O'Flynn P, Grisham J. A pilot study of a motivational early intervention for excessive acquiring behaviours. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders 2021;31:100682 View
3. Marcoux A, Tessier M, Grondin F, Reduron L, Jackson P. Perspectives fondamentale, clinique et sociétale de l’utilisation des personnages virtuels en santé mentale. Santé mentale au Québec 2021;46(1):35 View
4. Guerreiro M, Angelini L, Rafael Henriques H, El Kamali M, Baixinho C, Balsa J, Félix I, Khaled O, Carmo M, Cláudio A, Caon M, Daher K, Alexandre B, Padinha M, Mugellini E. Conversational Agents for Health and Well-being Across the Life Course: Protocol for an Evidence Map. JMIR Research Protocols 2021;10(9):e26680 View
5. Pimenta N, Félix I, Monteiro D, Marques M, Guerreiro M. Promoting Physical Activity in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes via an Anthropomorphic Conversational Agent: Development of an Evidence and Theory-Based Multi-Behavior Intervention. Frontiers in Psychology 2022;13 View
6. Loveys K, Hiko C, Sagar M, Zhang X, Broadbent E. “I felt her company”: A qualitative study on factors affecting closeness and emotional support seeking with an embodied conversational agent. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 2022;160:102771 View
7. Loveys K, Antoni M, Donkin L, Sagar M, Broadbent E. Comparing the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Virtual Human, Teletherapy, and an e-Manual in Delivering a Stress Management Intervention to Distressed Adult Women: Pilot Study. JMIR Formative Research 2023;7:e42390 View
8. Chua J, Choolani M, Chee C, Chan Y, Lalor J, Chong Y, Shorey S. Insights of Parents and Parents‐To‐Be in Using Chatbots to Improve Their Preconception, Pregnancy, and Postpartum Health: A Mixed Studies Review. Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health 2023;68(4):480 View
9. Loveys K, Antoni M, Donkin L, Sagar M, Xu W, Broadbent E. Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Stress Management Delivered by a Virtual Human, Teletherapy, and an E-Manual on Psychological and Physiological Outcomes in Adult Women: An Experimental Test. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction 2022;6(11):99 View
10. Huq S, Maskeliūnas R, Damaševičius R. Dialogue agents for artificial intelligence-based conversational systems for cognitively disabled: a systematic review. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 2024;19(3):1059 View
11. Loveys K, Sagar M, Pickering I, Broadbent E. A Digital Human for Delivering a Remote Loneliness and Stress Intervention to At-Risk Younger and Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Randomized Pilot Trial. JMIR Mental Health 2021;8(11):e31586 View
12. Abdulrahman A, Richards D, Bilgin A. Changing users’ health behaviour intentions through an embodied conversational agent delivering explanations based on users’ beliefs and goals. Behaviour & Information Technology 2023;42(9):1338 View
13. Pauw L, Sauter D, van Kleef G, Lucas G, Gratch J, Fischer A. The avatar will see you now: Support from a virtual human provides socio-emotional benefits. Computers in Human Behavior 2022;136:107368 View
14. Pelly M, Fatehi F, Liew D, Verdejo-Garcia A. Artificial intelligence for secondary prevention of myocardial infarction: A qualitative study of patient and health professional perspectives. International Journal of Medical Informatics 2023;173:105041 View
15. Guerreiro M, Balsa J, Carmo M, Cláudio A, Félix I. Usability Evaluation by Primary Care Providers of a Novel Digital Intervention for Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management in Older Adults. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing 2023;41(4):185 View
16. Giansanti D. The Chatbots Are Invading Us: A Map Point on the Evolution, Applications, Opportunities, and Emerging Problems in the Health Domain. Life 2023;13(5):1130 View
17. Loveys K, Sagar M, Antoni M, Broadbent E. The Impact of Virtual Humans on Psychosomatic Medicine. Psychosomatic Medicine 2023;85(7):619 View
18. Xu J, Yang L, Guo M. Designing and Evaluating an Emotionally Responsive Virtual Patient Simulation. Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare 2024;19(3):196 View
19. Loveys K, Lloyd E, Sagar M, Broadbent E. Development of a Virtual Human for Supporting Tobacco Cessation During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2023;25:e42310 View
20. Kiuchi K, Otsu K, Hayashi Y. Psychological insights into the research and practice of embodied conversational agents, chatbots and social assistive robots: a systematic meta-review. Behaviour & Information Technology 2023:1 View
21. Zalake M. Doctors’ perceptions of using their digital twins in patient care. Scientific Reports 2023;13(1) View
22. Ding H, Simmich J, Vaezipour A, Andrews N, Russell T. Evaluation framework for conversational agents with artificial intelligence in health interventions: a systematic scoping review. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 2024;31(3):746 View
23. Choi D, Park J, Loeser M, Seo K. Improving counseling effectiveness with virtual counselors through nonverbal compassion involving eye contact, facial mimicry, and head-nodding. Scientific Reports 2024;14(1) View
24. Marcoux A, Tessier M, Jackson P. Nonverbal behaviors perceived as most empathic in a simulated medical context. Computers in Human Behavior 2024;157:108268 View
25. Kiuchi K, Umehara H, Irizawa K, Kang X, Nakataki M, Yoshida M, Numata S, Matsumoto K. An Exploratory Study of the Potential of Online Counseling for University Students by a Human-Operated Avatar Counselor. Healthcare 2024;12(13):1287 View
26. Li S, Chen J. Virtual human on social media: Text mining and sentiment analysis. Technology in Society 2024;78:102666 View

Books/Policy Documents

1. Bickmore T. The Handbook on Socially Interactive Agents. View
2. Bickmore T, Wallace B. Intelligent Systems in Medicine and Health. View