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September 10, 2025JMIR Formative ResearchOpen Access

A Conversational Agent (PracticePal) to Support the Delivery of a Brief Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression in Rural India: Development and Pilot-Testing Study

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RARavindra AgrawalKMKimberley MonteiroNNNityasri Sankha Narasimhamurti

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Overview

Pilot-testing shows PracticePal improves patient engagement and treatment adherence in rural settings, suggesting it could enhance NSP-delivered therapies.

Key Points

  • The PracticePal chatbot improved patient engagement during behavioral activation therapy for depression.
  • 67% of participants accessed over half of the chatbot's multimedia content, indicating high engagement levels.
  • Thirty patients completed their treatment, significantly reducing their depression symptoms measured by Patient Health Questionnaire-9 scores.
  • Nonspecialist providers reported improved patient participation with PracticePal compared to traditional paper workbooks.

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Agrawal et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1d7fe54b1d3bfb60fa457https://doi.org/10.2196/73563
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