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Algorithmic expectancy effects in AI-mediated health promotion
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1 Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong , China
2 Linyi Central Hospital, Linyi, Shandong , China
3 Department of Research, Dongying People’s Hospital, Dongying, Shandong , China
HPR, 026280155 https://doi.org/10.36922/HPR026280155
Received: 9 July 2026 | Revised: 18 August 2026 | Accepted: 26 August 2026 | Published online: 12 November 2026
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Digital Health and Psychological Well-being: Innovations, Mechanisms, and Interventions)
© 2026 by the Author(s). This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution -Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC-by the license) ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ )
Funding
This work was supported by the 2024 Shandong Provincial Health Science and Technology Innovation Group Construction Project (2024-025) and the 2025 Dongying Municipal Joint Fund for High-Quality Development in Natural Sciences and Health (2025ZRWS043).
Conflict of interest
The author declares no competing interests.
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