Maintained effectiveness of a smartphone-based chatbot coach (BalanceUP) for mental well-being in headache sufferers: preliminary findings from a single-arm 6-month follow-up study
These preliminary findings suggest the potential for CA-delivered coaching to support improvements in mental well-being and psychological functioning over time. However, the uncontrolled study design, attrition at follow-up, and other methodological limitations require cautious interpretation of the findings. More methodologically robust controlled studies are essential to establish the sustained effectiveness of digital behavioral interventions before drawing definitive conclusions.
Authors
- Hansjörg Künzli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3432-8349)
- Tobias Kowatsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5939-4145)
- Sandra Hauser-Ulrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0008-5828)
- Andreas R. Gantenbein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5686-0200)
- Viktor Zuber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0140-9852)
Institutions
- University of Zurich (CH)
- University of St.Gallen (CH)
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- Stiftung für Forschung in Spätantike und Mittelalter HR. Sennhauser (CH)
- ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- mHealth
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/mhealth-25-9
- Primary Topic
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00