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Digital Health Reviews (3936) Consumer & Patient Education and Shared-Decision Making (1314) Usability of Apps and User Perceptions of mHealth (1858) Innovations and Technology in Cancer Care (720) Patient Education for Cancer (340) Emotional, Social, Psychological Support for Cancer (350) Chatbots and Conversational Agents (1261) Artificial Intelligence (5132) Engagement with and Adherence to Digital Health Interventions, Law of Attrition (855)

Published on in Vol 27 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/76968, first published .
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The Effectiveness and Feasibility of Conversational Agents in Supporting Care for Patients With Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

The Effectiveness and Feasibility of Conversational Agents in Supporting Care for Patients With Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Authors of this article:

Xiao-han Jiang1 Author Orcid Image ;   Xiu-hong Yuan2 Author Orcid Image ;   Hui Zhao2 Author Orcid Image ;   Jun-sheng Peng3 Author Orcid Image
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Journals

  1. Huynh A, Roy T, Jackson K, Lee A, Liaw W, Hossain M. Applications of artificial intelligence-based conversational agents in healthcare: A systematic umbrella review. International Journal of Medical Informatics 2026;207:106204 View
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  3. Uzun S, Günay D. Telemedicine and Virtual Reality Technologies in Pain Management for Cancer Patients: A Structured Narrative Review. Current Treatment Options in Oncology 2026;27(1) View
  4. Jeong Y, Cha H, Suh E. Multiturn Large Language Model–Based Conversational Agents for Patients With Cancer and Caregivers: Scoping Review. JMIR Cancer 2026;12:e96241 View
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  6. Shen Z, Shi S, Mao L, Li C, Xie J. Mapping Technologies, Support Functions, Evaluation Outcomes, and Safety Governance Related to Conversational AI Agents for Psychological Support of Patients With Cancer: Scoping Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2026;28:e105599 View
  7. Sodergren S, Collaço N. Use of digital technologies to deliver supportive care to adolescents and young adults following treatment for cancer. Current Opinion in Supportive & Palliative Care 2026;20(4):267 View
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Conference Proceedings

  1. Yeganeh M, Fricker S, Leber T, Barber D. 2026 IEEE 34th International Requirements Engineering Conference Workshops (REW). Towards Empathy Tuning of LLM-Based Conversational Agent View