Chatbot-Based Version of a World Health Organization–Validated Intervention for Stress Management in Patients With Breast Cancer (Self-Help Plus): Protocol for a Pilot Feasibility Study
Overview
This protocol outlines a pilot feasibility study evaluating a chatbot-based stress management intervention for women undergoing breast cancer treatment. The study assesses the acceptability and usability of ALBA, a virtual coach delivering an adaptation of the WHO-validated Self-Help Plus program via a mobile app integrated into a digital health platform. Designed as a proof-of-concept investigation, the research involves 50 participants completing five weekly coaching sessions over six weeks to explore potential impacts on psychological well-being.
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- Valentina Fietta (University of Padua), Silvia Rizzi (Fondazione Bruno Kessler), Lorenzo Gios (Fondazione Bruno Kessler), S. Selmi (National Council for Palliative Care), Chiara De Luca (Istituto Giordano), Lucia Pederiva (Fondazione Bruno Kessler), Stefania Poggianella (Fondazione Bruno Kessler), Maria Chiara Pavesi (Istituto Giordano), Monica Campregher (Provincia Autonoma di Trento), Silvia Lazzeri (Provincia Autonoma di Trento), Sara Cantarelli (Provincia Autonoma di Trento), Marianna Purgato (University of Verona), Corrado Barbui (University of Verona), Nicolò Navarin (University of Padua), Silvia Gabrielli (Fondazione Bruno Kessler), Merylin Monaro (University of Padua), Stefano Forti (Fondazione Bruno Kessler), Antonella Ferro (Provincia Autonoma di Trento)
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- 2025-05-05
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- 10.2196/65837
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@article{allodium:70f1495070b6469e,
title = {Chatbot-Based Version of a World Health Organization–Validated Intervention for Stress Management in Patients With Breast Cancer (Self-Help Plus): Protocol for a Pilot Feasibility Study},
author = {Valentina Fietta and Silvia Rizzi and Lorenzo Gios and S. Selmi and Chiara De Luca and Lucia Pederiva and Stefania Poggianella and Maria Chiara Pavesi and Monica Campregher and Silvia Lazzeri and Sara Cantarelli and Marianna Purgato and Corrado Barbui and Nicolò Navarin and Silvia Gabrielli and Merylin Monaro and Stefano Forti and Antonella Ferro},
year = {2025},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.2196/65837},
url = {https://doi.org/10.2196/65837}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Chatbot-Based Version of a World Health Organization–Validated Intervention for Stress Management in Patients With Breast Cancer (Self-Help Plus): Protocol for a Pilot Feasibility Study AU - Fietta, Valentina AU - Rizzi, Silvia AU - Gios, Lorenzo AU - Selmi, S. AU - Luca, Chiara De AU - Pederiva, Lucia AU - Poggianella, Stefania AU - Pavesi, Maria Chiara AU - Campregher, Monica AU - Lazzeri, Silvia AU - Cantarelli, Sara AU - Purgato, Marianna AU - Barbui, Corrado AU - Navarin, Nicolò AU - Gabrielli, Silvia AU - Monaro, Merylin AU - Forti, Stefano AU - Ferro, Antonella PY - 2025 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.2196/65837 UR - https://doi.org/10.2196/65837 ER -
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Fietta, V., Rizzi, S., Gios, L., Selmi, S., Luca, C. D., Pederiva, L., Poggianella, S., Pavesi, M. C., Campregher, M., Lazzeri, S., Cantarelli, S., Purgato, M., Barbui, C., Navarin, N., Gabrielli, S., Monaro, M., Forti, S., & Ferro, A. (2025). Chatbot-Based Version of a World Health Organization–Validated Intervention for Stress Management in Patients With Breast Cancer (Self-Help Plus): Protocol for a Pilot Feasibility Study. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.2196/65837
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