DigiBete, a Novel Chatbot to Support Transition to Adult Care of Young People/Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Outcomes From a Prospective, Multimethod, Nonrandomized Feasibility and Acceptability Study
These results warrant chatbot refinement and further investigation in a full trial to augment it prior to its wider clinical use. Our research design and methodology could also be transferred to using chatbots for other long-term conditions. On the premise of this feasibility study, the plan is to rebuild the DigiBete Chatbot to meet identified user needs and preferences and progress to a national cohort study to assess the usability, feasibility, and acceptability of a modified chatbot, with a view to proceeding to rollout for national and international use on the established DigiBete platform.
Authors
- Paul Dimitri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7625-6713)
- Fiona Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7618-6759)
- Astha Soni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2586-4337)
- Janet Horsman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-642X)
- Alison Rodriguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9104-1999)
- Jackie Martin-Kerry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9299-1360)
- Rebekah Julian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6286-2201)
- Veronica Swallow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8504-4704)
- Helen Monks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4788-3300)
- Jacob Branchflower (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8099-5663)
- Reza Zaidi
- Madeleine Julian
- Eliza Mazlan
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- University of Leicester (GB)
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- Royal Liverpool University Hospital (GB)
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Liverpool Womens NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Sheffield Hallam University (GB)
- Leeds Beckett University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Diabetes
- Published
- 2025-06-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/74032
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.24