Izidor Mlakar

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Citation: Mlakar I, Šafran V, Plohl N, Kumperščak HG, Močnik S, Smogavc Ž, et al. (2026) Technology-mediated screening interviews for youth mental health: Content validation, randomized controlled trial, and expert evaluation. PLOS Digit Health 5(4): e0001069.

You are already at the latest version Patient-reported health data, especially Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures, are vital for improving clinical care but are often limited by memory bias, cognitive load, and inflexible questionnaires. Patients prefer conversational symptom reporting, highlighting the need for robust methods in symptom extraction and conversational intelligence.

1. Introduction Digital interventions hold significant potential to facilitate behavior change by leveraging technology to deliver personalized, scalable, and accessible solutions [1,2]. They can provide tailored content and real-time feedback, continuously evolve to meet individual needs, and thereby increase motivation and reinforce positive behaviors. However, the main challenge of all digital interventions is low user engagement and adherence [3,4].