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Studies in health technology and informatics

ISSN 1879-8365

3 papers in the library · publishing 2024-2026

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Sukunn: Bridging Spiritual Heritage and Modern Digital Mental Health.

Studies in health technology and informatics May 21, 2026 Zain Ul Abideen Tariq, Younss Ait Mou, Dana Househ et al.

Digital mental-health tools increasingly enable culturally grounded mindfulness approaches. Sukunn is an Arab-Islamic mindfulness application designed to align mobile well-being practices with Islamic spiritual psychology. The framework integrates muraqabah (self-awareness), dhikr (divine remembrance), and tafakkur (reflective contemplation) through guided practices, Qur'anic affirmations, and...

A LLM-Based Chatbot for Mindfulness Practice with Older Adults: A Development and Usability Study.

Studies in health technology and informatics May 15, 2025 Lucy McCarren, Sanna Kuoppamäki

This study explores the development and usability of a Large Language Model (LLM)-based chatbot designed to support mindfulness practice for older adults. In a pre-study, 15 older adults used a commercially available mindfulness app with recorded human guidance for three weeks. Qualitative feedback revealed key design themes including voice, personality, interactivity, and ease of use. Building...

Effectiveness of Online Mindfulness Platform in Improving Anxiety, Depression, and Stress in Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Control Trial.

Studies in health technology and informatics July 24, 2024 Tso-Ying Lee, Cha-Jung Hsieh, Pi-Hsia Lee

COVID-19 epidemic bring a great threat to human physical and mental health. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of an online mindfulness platform in improving mental status. Patients from a regional hospital were randomly divided into the experimental and control groups. The experimental group received online mindfulness interventions, and control group received general health...