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Effectiveness of the Medical Chatbot PROSCA to Inform Patients About Prostate Cancer: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Kilian Baumgärtner, Michael Byczkowski, Tamara Schmid, Marc Muschko, Philipp Woessner, Axel Gerlach, D. Bonekamp, H. Schlemmer et al.

European Urology Open Science, 2024

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Abstract

Take Home Message The randomized controlled trial highlights that the chatbot PROSCA (PROState cancer Conversational Agent) effectively reduced the information needs of patients facing prostate cancer diagnosis compared with the standard education. High levels of user satisfaction demonstrate the potential for integrating evidence-based chatbots into health care.

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