Eduardo L Bunge
Biographic Data
| ID | 3559664 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eduardo L Bunge |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eduardo L |
| FAMILY NAME | Bunge |
| SIGNATURE | BUNGE E L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Palo Alto University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1487-7618 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Enhancing parental skills through artificial intelligence‐based conversational agents
Can AI Digital Personas for Well‐Being Provide Social Support? A Mixed‐Method Analysis of User Reviews
Introduction: Digital personas (DPs) are animated human‐like characters that incorporate the capabilities of conversational agents (CAs) and communicate with users via audio and voice. Aim: This study is aimed at understanding how users perceive the DPs designed for mental well‐being and perceived social support. Methods: A total of 1485 available ratings and user reviews of the DPs from the Elysai app were analyzed using a deductive and inductiv…
AI-based chatbot micro-intervention for parents
The results provided insight to understand how parents engaged with the chatbot and suggests that, in general, brief, self-guided, digital interventions can promote learning in parents. It is possible that a higher dose of intervention may be needed to obtain a therapeutic change in parents. Further research implications on chatbots for parenting skills are discussed
Disseminating online parenting resources through community‐academic partnerships
This community‐engaged study aimed to understand effective strategies for disseminating online parenting resources (OPRs) in schools. OPRs were disseminated through seven E‐Parenting tips and eight Facebook posts. Facebook posts were viewed a total of 12,404 times, and each post reached an average of 505 people each month. Average engagement rate was 2.41% per post. E‐Parenting tips yielded 1514 total clicks, and the average clicks per message wa…
Disseminating online parenting resources in the community during the Covid‐19 pandemic
Online parenting programs are an effective way to teach behavioral management skills to parents in the absence of in-person resources. This community-engaged study aimed to examine strategies for disseminating online parenting resources in schools. Online resources were disseminated to parents in a Northern California school district. Dissemination strategies were informed by conversations with school principals, teachers, and parents and conside…
Using an Artificial Intelligence Based Chatbot to Provide Parent Training
Online parenting training programs have shown to be effective. However, no studies on parent training programs delivered through chatbots have been reported yet. Aim. This study aims to assess the feasibility of delivering parenting skills through a chatbot. Methods. A sample of 33 parents completed a pilot feasibility study. Engagement, knowledge, net-promoters score and qualitative responses were analyzed. Results. A total of 78.8% of the sampl…
Meta-Analysis of Parent Training Programs Utilizing Behavior Intervention Technologies
Behavioral Parent Training (BPT) traditionally occurs in face-to-face (FTF BPT). Recently, Behavioral Intervention Technology (BIT) has been developed to deliver BPT in lieu of or as an adjunct to FTF BPT using websites, computer software, smartphone applications, podcasts, pre-recorded sessions, and teletherapy. The present meta-analysis reviews BIT BPT randomized control and comparison studies to determine the overall efficacy of BITs, if the l…
The Role of Human Support on Engagement in an Online Depression Prevention Program for Youth
Background: Depression is a significant public health problem for adolescents. The goal of this study was to evaluate the moderating role of human support in an online depression prevention program on both depression outcomes and overall engagement with the intervention. CATCH-IT is an Internet-based depression prevention program that has been shown to reduce symptoms for adolescents who report elevated depression symptom scores, compared to a he…
CBT Strategies for Anxious and Depressed Children and Adolescents
Consumer satisfaction with private child and adolescent mental health services in Buenos Aires
Meta-Analysis of Parent Training Programs Utilizing Behavior Intervention Technologies
Behavioral Parent Training (BPT) traditionally occurs in face-to-face (FTF BPT). Recently, Behavioral Intervention Technology (BIT) has been developed to deliver BPT in lieu of or as an adjunct to FTF BPT using websites, computer software, smartphone applications, podcasts, pre-recorded sessions, and teletherapy. The present meta-analysis reviews BIT BPT randomized control and comparison studies to determine the overall efficacy of BITs, if the l…
Disseminating online parenting resources in the community during the Covid‐19 pandemic
Online parenting programs are an effective way to teach behavioral management skills to parents in the absence of in-person resources. This community-engaged study aimed to examine strategies for disseminating online parenting resources in schools. Online resources were disseminated to parents in a Northern California school district. Dissemination strategies were informed by conversations with school principals, teachers, and parents and conside…
The Role of Human Support on Engagement in an Online Depression Prevention Program for Youth
Background: Depression is a significant public health problem for adolescents. The goal of this study was to evaluate the moderating role of human support in an online depression prevention program on both depression outcomes and overall engagement with the intervention. CATCH-IT is an Internet-based depression prevention program that has been shown to reduce symptoms for adolescents who report elevated depression symptom scores, compared to a he…
Consumer satisfaction with private child and adolescent mental health services in Buenos Aires
CBT Strategies for Anxious and Depressed Children and Adolescents
Using an Artificial Intelligence Based Chatbot to Provide Parent Training
Online parenting training programs have shown to be effective. However, no studies on parent training programs delivered through chatbots have been reported yet. Aim. This study aims to assess the feasibility of delivering parenting skills through a chatbot. Methods. A sample of 33 parents completed a pilot feasibility study. Engagement, knowledge, net-promoters score and qualitative responses were analyzed. Results. A total of 78.8% of the sampl…
Meta-Analysis of Parent Training Programs Utilizing Behavior Intervention Technologies
Behavioral Parent Training (BPT) traditionally occurs in face-to-face (FTF BPT). Recently, Behavioral Intervention Technology (BIT) has been developed to deliver BPT in lieu of or as an adjunct to FTF BPT using websites, computer software, smartphone applications, podcasts, pre-recorded sessions, and teletherapy. The present meta-analysis reviews BIT BPT randomized control and comparison studies to determine the overall efficacy of BITs, if the l…
The Role of Human Support on Engagement in an Online Depression Prevention Program for Youth
Background: Depression is a significant public health problem for adolescents. The goal of this study was to evaluate the moderating role of human support in an online depression prevention program on both depression outcomes and overall engagement with the intervention. CATCH-IT is an Internet-based depression prevention program that has been shown to reduce symptoms for adolescents who report elevated depression symptom scores, compared to a he…
Disseminating online parenting resources in the community during the Covid‐19 pandemic
Online parenting programs are an effective way to teach behavioral management skills to parents in the absence of in-person resources. This community-engaged study aimed to examine strategies for disseminating online parenting resources in schools. Online resources were disseminated to parents in a Northern California school district. Dissemination strategies were informed by conversations with school principals, teachers, and parents and conside…
AI-based chatbot micro-intervention for parents
The results provided insight to understand how parents engaged with the chatbot and suggests that, in general, brief, self-guided, digital interventions can promote learning in parents. It is possible that a higher dose of intervention may be needed to obtain a therapeutic change in parents. Further research implications on chatbots for parenting skills are discussed
Disseminating online parenting resources through community‐academic partnerships
This community‐engaged study aimed to understand effective strategies for disseminating online parenting resources (OPRs) in schools. OPRs were disseminated through seven E‐Parenting tips and eight Facebook posts. Facebook posts were viewed a total of 12,404 times, and each post reached an average of 505 people each month. Average engagement rate was 2.41% per post. E‐Parenting tips yielded 1514 total clicks, and the average clicks per message wa…
Can AI Digital Personas for Well‐Being Provide Social Support? A Mixed‐Method Analysis of User Reviews
Introduction: Digital personas (DPs) are animated human‐like characters that incorporate the capabilities of conversational agents (CAs) and communicate with users via audio and voice. Aim: This study is aimed at understanding how users perceive the DPs designed for mental well‐being and perceived social support. Methods: A total of 1485 available ratings and user reviews of the DPs from the Elysai app were analyzed using a deductive and inductiv…
Enhancing parental skills through artificial intelligence‐based conversational agents
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (6 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Digital Mental Health Interventions (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Intervention (counseling (4 works)