A Chatbot-Based Version of a World Health Organization–Validated Intervention (Self-Help Plus) for Stress Management in Pregnant Women: Protocol for a Usability Study
Overview
This protocol outlines a proof-of-concept usability study evaluating ALBA, a chatbot delivering Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based stress management to pregnant women. The research assesses feasibility, acceptability, and engagement through quantitative scales and qualitative interviews with 50 participants over six weeks. The resource is intended for researchers interested in digital mental health interventions during pregnancy.
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- Author
- Silvia Rizzi (Fondazione Bruno Kessler), Valentina Fietta (University of Padua), Lorenzo Gios (Fondazione Bruno Kessler), Stefania Poggianella (Fondazione Bruno Kessler), Maria Chiara Pavesi (Istituto Giordano), Chiara De Luca (Istituto Giordano), Debora Marroni (Provincia Autonoma di Trento), Claudia Paoli (Provincia Autonoma di Trento), Anna Gianatti (Provincia Autonoma di Trento), Barbara Burlon (Provincia Autonoma di Trento), Vanda Chiodega (Provincia Autonoma di Trento), Barbara Endrizzi (Provincia Autonoma di Trento), A. Giordano (Provincia Autonoma di Trento), Francesca Biagioli (Provincia Autonoma di Trento), Veronica Albertini (Provincia Autonoma di Trento), Marianna Purgato (University of Verona), Corrado Barbui (University of Verona), Chiara Guella (Provincia Autonoma di Trento), Erik Gadotti (Istituto Giordano), Stefano Forti (Fondazione Bruno Kessler), Fabrizio Taddei (Provincia Autonoma di Trento)
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- 2025-05-28
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- gold
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- 10.2196/53891
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- PMC12357124
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@article{allodium:8fd50288f97741a3,
title = {A Chatbot-Based Version of a World Health Organization–Validated Intervention (Self-Help Plus) for Stress Management in Pregnant Women: Protocol for a Usability Study},
author = {Silvia Rizzi and Valentina Fietta and Lorenzo Gios and Stefania Poggianella and Maria Chiara Pavesi and Chiara De Luca and Debora Marroni and Claudia Paoli and Anna Gianatti and Barbara Burlon and Vanda Chiodega and Barbara Endrizzi and A. Giordano and Francesca Biagioli and Veronica Albertini and Marianna Purgato and Corrado Barbui and Chiara Guella and Erik Gadotti and Stefano Forti and Fabrizio Taddei},
year = {2025},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.2196/53891},
url = {https://doi.org/10.2196/53891}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - A Chatbot-Based Version of a World Health Organization–Validated Intervention (Self-Help Plus) for Stress Management in Pregnant Women: Protocol for a Usability Study AU - Rizzi, Silvia AU - Fietta, Valentina AU - Gios, Lorenzo AU - Poggianella, Stefania AU - Pavesi, Maria Chiara AU - Luca, Chiara De AU - Marroni, Debora AU - Paoli, Claudia AU - Gianatti, Anna AU - Burlon, Barbara AU - Chiodega, Vanda AU - Endrizzi, Barbara AU - Giordano, A. AU - Biagioli, Francesca AU - Albertini, Veronica AU - Purgato, Marianna AU - Barbui, Corrado AU - Guella, Chiara AU - Gadotti, Erik AU - Forti, Stefano AU - Taddei, Fabrizio PY - 2025 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.2196/53891 UR - https://doi.org/10.2196/53891 ER -
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Rizzi, S., Fietta, V., Gios, L., Poggianella, S., Pavesi, M. C., Luca, C. D., Marroni, D., Paoli, C., Gianatti, A., Burlon, B., Chiodega, V., Endrizzi, B., Giordano, A., Biagioli, F., Albertini, V., Purgato, M., Barbui, C., Guella, C., Gadotti, E., Forti, S., & Taddei, F. (2025). A Chatbot-Based Version of a World Health Organization–Validated Intervention (Self-Help Plus) for Stress Management in Pregnant Women: Protocol for a Usability Study. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.2196/53891
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