Behavioral Intervention Functions in Type 2 Diabetes Apps: Literature Review.

Background: As type 2 diabetes (T2D) is expected to increase, self-management becomes more crucial. Mobile apps are increasingly supporting self-management with tasks like blood glucose monitoring and medication management. Understanding the behavioral intervention functions used by diabetes apps today, is essential for improving future apps and systems for diabetes management.

The ethical aspects of integrating sentiment and emotion analysis in chatbots for depression intervention.

Introduction: Digital health interventions specifically those realized as chatbots are increasingly available for mental health. They include technologies based on artificial intelligence that assess user's sentiment and emotions for the purpose of responding in an empathetic way, or for treatment purposes, e.g.

Security and Privacy in Physical Activity Chatbots on Social Media: A Scoping Review.

Background And Objective: Social media physical activity chatbots use both chatbots and social media platforms for physical activity promotion and, thus, could face privacy and security challenges inherent in both technologies. This study aims to provide an overview of physical activity chatbot interventions delivered via social media platforms, specifically focusing on security and privacy measures.

Methods: We conducted a scoping review on this topic across 4 databases: PubMed, PsycINFO, ACM Digital Library, and IEEE Xplore.

Understanding Emotional Dynamics in Autism Social Media Communities.

Unlabelled: Searches for autism on social media have soared, making it a top topic. Social media posts convey not only plain text, but also sentiments and emotions that provide insight into the experiences of the autism community. While sentiment analysis categorizes overall sentiment, emotion analysis provides nuanced insights into specific emotional states.

TikTok and YouTube Shorts by Autistic Individuals for Increasing Autism Awareness.

Introduction: Autistic individuals, parents, organizations, and healthcare systems worldwide are actively sharing content aimed at increasing awareness about autism. This study aims at analyzing the type of contents presented in TikTok and YouTube Shorts videos under the hashtag #actuallyautistic and their potential to increase autism awareness.

Methods: A sample of 60 videos were downloaded and analyzed (n=30 from TikTok and n=30 from YouTube Shorts).