Chatbot usability | Mean ± S D | Chatbot group (n = 50) | |||||||||
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Strongly Disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly Agree | |||||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No | % | ||
1. The chatbot’s personality was realistic and engaging | 3.64 ± 1.24 | 6 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 28.0 | 18 | 36.0 | 18 | 36.0 |
2. The chatbot seemed too robotic | 1.82 ± 0.66 | 16 | 32.0 | 27 | 54.0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
3. The chatbot was welcoming during initial setup | 4.28 ± 0.67 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 12.0 | 24 | 48.0 | 20 | 40.0 |
4. The chatbot seemed very unfriendly | 1.96 ± 0.67 | 12 | 24.0 | 28 | 56.0 | 10 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
5. The chatbot explained its scope and purpose well | 4.06 ± 0.82 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 30.0 | 17 | 34.0 | 18 | 36.0 |
6. The chatbot gave no indication as to its purpose | 1.74± 0.78 | 23 | 46.0 | 17 | 34.0 | 10 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
7. The chatbot was easy to navigate | 3.90 ± 1.31 | 6 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 18.0 | 13 | 26.0 | 22 | 44.0 |
8. It would be easy to get confused when using the chatbot | 1.78 ± 0.65 | 17 | 34.0 | 27 | 54.0 | 6 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
9. The chatbot understood me well | 4.16 ± 0.84 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 28.0 | 14 | 28.0 | 22 | 44.0 |
10. The chatbot failed to recognise a lot of my inputs | 1.98 ± 0.80 | 16 | 32.0 | 19 | 38.0 | 15 | 30.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
11. Chatbot responses were useful, appropriate and informative | 4.20 ± 0.53 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 6.0 | 34 | 68.0 | 13 | 26.0 |
12. Chatbot responses were irrelevant | 1.90 ± 0.89 | 22 | 44.0 | 11 | 22.0 | 17 | 34.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
13. The chatbot coped well with any errors or mistakes | 4.26 ± 0.83 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 24.0 | 13 | 26.0 | 25 | 50.0 |
14. The chatbot seemed unable to handle any errors | 2.08 ± 0.83 | 15 | 30.0 | 16 | 32.0 | 19 | 38.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
15. The chatbot was very easy to use | 4.28 ± 0.57 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 6.0 | 27 | 54.0 | 20 | 40.0 |
16. The chatbot was very complex | 1.58 ± 0.50 | 21 | 42.0 | 29 | 58.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Total score (Mean ± S D) | 49.94 ± 5.64 | ||||||||||
Total mean score after normalizing (SUS score) | 78.03 ± 8.82 |