Department of Statistics, Faculty of Computing, Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Government Degree College, TandoJam, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 May 9;24(1):587. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-10928-x.
Over the past few decades, the utilization of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has surged in popularity, and its application in the medical field is witnessing a global increase. Nevertheless, the implementation of AI-based healthcare solutions has been slow in developing nations like Pakistan. This unique study aims to assess the opinion of clinical specialists on the future replacement of AI, its associated benefits, and its drawbacks in form southern region of Pakistan.
A cross-sectional selective study was conducted from 140 clinical specialists (Surgery = 24, Pathology = 31, Radiology = 35, Gynecology = 35, Pediatric = 17) from the neglected southern Punjab region of Pakistan. The study was analyzed using χ - the test of association and the nexus between different factors was examined by multinomial logistic regression.
Out of 140 respondents, 34 (24.3%) believed hospitals were ready for AI, while 81 (57.9%) disagreed. Additionally, 42(30.0%) were concerned about privacy violations, and 70(50%) feared AI could lead to unemployment. Specialists with less than 6 years of experience are more likely to embrace AI (p = 0.0327, OR = 3.184, 95% C.I; 0.262, 3.556) and those who firmly believe that AI knowledge will not replace their future tasks exhibit a lower likelihood of accepting AI (p = 0.015, OR = 0.235, 95% C.I: (0.073, 0.758). Clinical specialists who perceive AI as a technology that encompasses both drawbacks and benefits demonstrated a higher likelihood of accepting its adoption (p = 0.084, OR = 2.969, 95% C.I; 0.865, 5.187).
Clinical specialists have embraced AI as the future of the medical field while acknowledging concerns about privacy and unemployment.
在过去几十年中，人工智能（AI）的应用越来越普及，其在医疗领域的应用也在全球范围内得到了增长。然而，在巴基斯坦等发展中国家，基于人工智能的医疗解决方案的实施进展缓慢。这项独特的研究旨在评估临床专家对 AI 未来替代、相关优势及其在巴基斯坦南部地区的劣势的看法。
本研究为横断面选择性研究，纳入了来自巴基斯坦被忽视的南部旁遮普地区的 140 名临床专家（外科医生 24 名，病理学家 31 名，放射科医生 35 名，妇科医生 35 名，儿科医生 17 名）。研究使用 χ 2 检验进行分析，并通过多项逻辑回归检验不同因素之间的关联。
在 140 名受访者中，有 34 名（24.3%）认为医院已经为 AI 做好了准备，而 81 名（57.9%）表示不同意。此外，有 42 名（30.0%）担心隐私泄露问题，有 70 名（50%）担心 AI 可能导致失业。经验不足 6 年的专家更倾向于接受 AI（p=0.0327，OR=3.184，95%CI：0.262，3.556），而那些坚信 AI 知识不会取代他们未来工作的专家则不太可能接受 AI（p=0.015，OR=0.235，95%CI：0.073，0.758）。认为 AI 是一种既有优点也有缺点的技术的临床专家更有可能接受其采用（p=0.084，OR=2.969，95%CI：0.865，5.187）。
临床专家认为 AI 是医学领域的未来，但也承认对隐私和失业的担忧。
