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The Effectiveness of K-Bot Education to Improve Human Papillomavirus(HPV) Knowledge, Attitudes toward Vaccination, Health Beliefs, and Vaccination Intentions among Cadets at the Korea Armed Forces Nursing Academy

  • 군진간호연구
  • Abbr : Korean Journal of Military Nursing Research
  • 2025, 43(4), pp.25~37
  • Publisher : Military Health Policy Research Center
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Nursing Science > General Nursing > Nursing Education
  • Received : February 1, 2025
  • Accepted : September 1, 2025
  • Published : December 30, 2025

Yoon, Heungeun 1 Suh, Eunyoung E. ORD ID 2 Bang, Kyungsook ORD ID 2 Kim, Minjin 3

1국군간호사관학교
2서울대학교
3University of Cincinnati College of Nursing

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ABSTRACT

Purpose: Chatbot-based mobile healthcare services are widely utilized, but research in this area remains insufficient. This study aims to analyze the impact of culturally tailored artificial intelligence chatbot (K-Bot) education on knowledge, vaccination attitudes, health beliefs, and vaccination intentions related to HPV among military nursing cadets. Methods: A non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. The study included 57 military nursing cadets aged 19 years or older who had not taken a maternal nursing course or received any HPV vaccination (27 in the experimental group, 30 in the control group). The experimental group received K-Bot education for two weeks with periodic reminders to encourage participation. Data were analyzed using independent t-test, Mann Whitney test, and chi-square test. Results: The K-Bot intervention did not lead to significant improvements in HPV knowledge or vaccination intention. Although statistically significant differences were found in certain subdomains of attitudes and health beliefs, such as safety concerns (t=2.05, p=.046), perceived needs (t=3.03, p=.004), and perceived benefits (U=275.50, p=.015), most changes in the experimental group were negative, suggesting potential reverse effects. Only perceived benefits showed a favorable outcome, with the experimental group exhibiting a higher average rank (M=34.50) compared to the control group (M=24.80). Conclusion: Chatbot-based education has the potential to serve as a supplementary learning tool in nursing education. Future studies should explore its application in various educational environments.

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