Tech vs. Tradition: ChatGPT and Mindfulness in Enhancing Older Adults' Emotional Health
Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2024
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- Design
- Quasi-experimental
- Risk of bias
- Some concerns
- Sample
- Not reported
- AI type
- General-purpose assistants
- Outcomes
- Loneliness, Mood
Authors' conclusion
“Similar to mindfulness practice, ChatGPT interactions helped older adults feel less depressed and might eventually reduce costs by replacing mindfulness. In the future, AI can be integrated with conventional techniques to improve interaction by giving AI a more human-like appearance.”Quoted verbatim from the abstract.
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