Can Motivational Interviewing be delivered using Artificial Intelligence chatbots? Evaluating the capability of GPT-4o

Candice Oster, Richard Leibbrandt, Judith Hocking, Amanda Muller, David Powers, Renato Musolino, Belinda Lange

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10.1016/j.pec.2026.109782
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2026-11
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Patient Education and Counseling
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Elsevier BV
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.pec.2026.109782,
  title = {Can Motivational Interviewing be delivered using Artificial Intelligence chatbots? Evaluating the capability of GPT-4o},
  author = {Candice Oster and Richard Leibbrandt and Judith Hocking and Amanda Muller and David Powers and Renato Musolino and Belinda Lange},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Patient Education and Counseling},
  doi = {10.1016/j.pec.2026.109782},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2026.109782}
}

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TI  - Can Motivational Interviewing be delivered using Artificial Intelligence chatbots? Evaluating the capability of GPT-4o
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AU  - Richard Leibbrandt
AU  - Judith Hocking
AU  - Amanda Muller
AU  - David Powers
AU  - Renato Musolino
AU  - Belinda Lange
PY  - 2026
JO  - Patient Education and Counseling
DO  - 10.1016/j.pec.2026.109782
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Oster, C., Leibbrandt, R., Hocking, J., Muller, A., Powers, D., Musolino, R., & Lange, B. (2026). Can Motivational Interviewing be delivered using Artificial Intelligence chatbots? Evaluating the capability of GPT-4o. Patient Education and Counseling. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2026.109782

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