The goal of this study is to develop and refine an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Exposure Therapy for Eating Disorders chatbot web-app that effectively engages adolescents and young adults and decreases anxiety about weight gain. Participants will use the web-app as a supplemental therapeutic tool during their first six weeks of treatment in a Partial Hospitalization Program. Participants will complete assessments every two weeks, including: (1) semi-structured interviews about their experience with the chatbot web-app; (2) implementation outcome measures (e.g., feasibility, usability, acceptability); and (3) anxiety about weight gain.
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Number of times participants use web-app.
Timeframe: End of Week 2, End of Week 4, End-of-Treatment (Week 6)
Number of minutes participants engage with the web-app.
Timeframe: End of Week 2, End of Week 4, End-of-Treatment (Week 6)
Percent of eligible Adolescents and Young Adults Consented
Timeframe: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
System Usability Scale Survey (SUS)
Timeframe: End of Week 2, End of Week 4, End-of-Treatment (Week 6)
Weight Gain Anxiety Questionnaire
Timeframe: Baseline, End of Week 2, End of Week 4, End-of-Treatment (Week 6)