Implementing a chatbot on Facebook to reach and collect data from thousands of health care providers: PharmindBot as a case.

Background: The world is moving fast toward digital transformation as we live in the artificial intelligence (AI) era. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerates this movement. Chatbots were used successfully to help researchers collect data for research purposes.

Current Views and Perspectives on E-Mental Health: An Exploratory Survey Study for Understanding Public Attitudes Toward Internet-Based Psychotherapy in Germany.

Background: Despite the advanced development of evidence-based psychological treatment services, help-seeking persons with mental health problems often fail to receive appropriate professional help. Internet-delivered psychotherapy has thus been suggested as an efficient strategy to overcome barriers to access mental health care on a large scale. However, previous research indicated poor public acceptability as an issue for the dissemination of Internet-delivered therapies.

Effect of Religious Beliefs on the Smoking Behaviour of University Students: Quantitative Findings From Malaysia.

The Malaysian official Islamic authorities have issued a "fatwa" (Islamic ruling) regarding smoking practice which prohibits Muslims from smoking because of its potential harm to health. Since the prevalence of smoking among Malaysian students is high, this study was designed to explore the perceptions and opinions of Malaysian Muslim students towards smoking in International Islamic University of Malaysia. A prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted among School of Science students in International Islamic University Malaysia.