Ambar Basu

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.

Digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) are promising alternatives to traditional face-to-face psychological interventions to improve psychological outcomes in various chronic health conditions. However, their efficacy among people with diabetes is yet to be established. Therefore, this narrative review aims to identify the importance and need for evidence-based research on digital mental health interventions targeting the psychological outcomes in people with diabetes.
Using a narrative review approach, this article highlights the technological advancements in diabetes healthcare and identifies a need for developing digital mental health interventions for people with diabetes.
DMHIs are promising for improving psychological outcomes in people with diabetes. However, there is a need for further rigorous, controlled, and high-quality diabetes focused studies, to make firm conclusions on the effectiveness and appropriateness of DMHIs for patients with diabetes. This review also suggests that DMHIs based on psychological theories and studies with higher quality methodologies are also needed.
This review highlights the contemporary literature on diabetes and related technological advancements. The findings of this study serve as a basis of the improvement of policy on digital mental health services for people with diabetes, to impact the global burden of the disease.