Abstract
The present paper represents an initial research protocol for the development and evaluation of the Positive Psychology and Artificial Intelligence based Chatbot; Artificial Intelligence Diabetes Assistant—Mental Health (AIDA-MH) and an integrated mobile app designed to enhance mental health outcomes of people with diabetes. The rationale for the proposed research, planned methodology and analysis are discussed in this paper briefly. This proposed project will have quantitative and qualitative data and will be using pre and post intervention with randomized controlled trials, follow-ups and semi-structured interviews at the later stage. This paper is a proposed protocol for future evaluation, therefore, no data is reported and analysed at this stage. The findings and conclusions from this project will be a foundation ground for policy implementation in diabetes services, to integrate digital technology to improve mental health outcomes alongside diabetes outcomes.