About the eCCo database
As part of the project “Harnessing the Power of Conversational e-Coaches for Health and Well-being Through Swiss-Portuguese Collaboration”, we conducted a literature search for an evidence map on conversational agents in health and well-being, according to a protocol published on JMIR Research Protocols. One of the planned outputs of our evidence map was an open, searchable database on conversational agents for health and well-being.
The eCCo database was populated by eligible primary studies as defined in the evidence map protocol. Version 1 of the database catalogs a total of 657 papers, published between 1991 and 2022, based on a literature search updated in July 2022.
Given the high volume of included papers, data extraction was carried out by individual researchers, with independent checks performed on a random subset of the extracted data, followed by formative feedback to the team. Due to resource constraints, we were unable to conduct independent double data extraction, as originally planned in the evidence map protocol. If you identify an error in the extracted data, or wish to add a missing record, please contact us by email at leonardo.angelini@hes-so.ch.
Modifications to the database are ongoing; the number of records and their fields may change over time.
All data is provided under the Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-By) v1.0. If you are using this data for research or commercial purposes, please cite the database as:
Angelini, L., Guerreiro, M.P., Henriques, H. R., El Kamali, M., Baixinho, C., Balsa, J., Félix, I. B., Abou Khaled, O., Carmo, M. B., Cláudio, A. P., Caon, M., Daher, K., Alexandre, B., Silva, M., & Mugellini, E. (2025). eCCo Database (Version 1). HumanTech Institute, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland. https://ecco.humantech.institute/. Licensed under Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-By) v1.0.
For inquiries, please contact us by email at Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-By) v1.0.
More information on the eCCo project and the research team is available on the eCCo website.
Disclaimer
The eCCo database is provided on an 'as-is' and 'as-available' basis, without any guarantees including but not limited to accuracy, completeness, or reliability. We disclaim any responsibility for errors, omissions, or any consequences arising from its use. Users assume full responsibility for verifying the data before relying on it.
References
Guerreiro M, Angelini L, Rafael Henriques H, El Kamali M, Baixinho C, Balsa J, Félix I, Khaled O, Carmo M, Cláudio A, Caon M, Daher K, Alexandre B, Padinha M, Mugellini E. Conversational Agents for Health and Well-being Across the Life Course: Protocol for an Evidence Map. JMIR Res Protoc 2021;10(9):e26680. URL: https://www.researchprotocols.org/2021/9/e26680. DOI: 10.2196/26680