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Online Tailored Interventions & Relational Agents for Exercise and Sun Protection (Project RAISE)

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The purpose of this project is to develop a relational agent that is used in conjunction with a year-long, web-based intervention for physical activity promotion and ultraviolet radiation avoidance for cancer prevention. The relational agent will act as a guide for the website and will be evaluated in a randomized clinical trial involving a national sample of 1,600 study participants.

This five-year effort is being performed in collaboration with the University of Rhode Island Cancer Prevention Research Center and ProChange Behavior Systems, Inc., and is funded by the NIH National Cancer Institute.

Publications

  • Using Relational Agents to Promote Exercise and Sun Protection: Assessment of Participants' Experiences With Two Interventions

    Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20(2)

      Authors:
    • Sillice, M.
    • Morokoff, P.
    • Ferszt, G.
    • Bickmore, T.
    • Bock, B.
    • Lantini, R.
    • Velicer, W.

    2018

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  • Using Relational Agents to Increase Engagement in Computer-based Interventions: Preliminary Outcomes

    International Congress of Behavioral Medicine (abstract)

      Authors:
    • Velicer, W.
    • Redding, C.
    • Blissmer, B.
    • Babbin, S.
    • Paiva, A.
    • Bickmore, T.
    • Johnson, J.

    2014

  • Using Relational Agents in Tailored Interventions for Multiple Risk Factors: Preliminary 12 Month Results

    Society of Behavioral Medicine 2013 Annual Meeting (abstract)

      Authors:
    • Velicer, W.
    • Reading, C.
    • Blissmer, B.
    • Meier, K.
    • Babbin, S.
    • Paiva, A.
    • Bickmore, T.
    • Johnson, J.

    2013

  • Relational Agent Interventions for Multiple Risk Factors: Demonstration and Initial Results

    Psychology & Health, 24, 403

      Authors:
    • Velicer, W.
    • Bickmore, T.
    • Blissmer, B.
    • Redding, C.
    • Johnson, J.
    • Meier, K.
    • Zaffini, J.

    2009