Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2024 Oct;73:103152. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2024.103152. Epub 2024 Jul 24.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being introduced to rehabilitation practices, and it can optimize the patient's outcome through their ability to design personalized care strategies and interventions.
To understand the attitudes and perceptions of physical therapy professionals on the use of AI in rehabilitation in regard to treatment planning, diagnosis, outcome prediction, and advantages and disadvantages.
This paper followed an exploratory, qualitative research design. Semi-structured, one-to-one interviews were conducted with participants of different experience levels and specialties in physical therapy. Results were evaluated using thematic analysis.
Four themes were identified: (i) perceptions of AI and its applications in healthcare services, (ii) impact on the workforce (iii) considerations around implementing AI within rehabilitation and (iv) AI, and the fast-approaching future. Participants shared views on the potential impact of AI on rehabilitation practices, such as aiding the decision-making process, saving time and effort of both the therapist and patients. Participants have stressed on potential pitfalls that still need to be considered, such as patient data privacy, potential loss of patient-healthcare practitioner relationship, ethical concerns regarding overreliance on these applications and how that might hinder effective patient care.
The findings add to the literature about physical therapists' understanding regarding the use of AI in patient care. Several concerns were raised to the adoption of AI, including concerns about patient privacy, and ethical concerns. Based on the study findings, researchers emphasize the importance of establishing guidelines when incorporating AI in rehabilitation to improve the therapist's knowledge and skills.
人工智能（AI）正被引入康复实践中，它可以通过设计个性化的护理策略和干预措施来优化患者的治疗效果。
了解物理治疗专业人员对 AI 在康复中的应用（如治疗计划、诊断、结果预测）的态度和看法，包括对 AI 的优势和劣势的认识。
本文采用探索性、定性研究设计。对具有不同经验水平和专业背景的物理治疗师进行了半结构化的一对一访谈。使用主题分析对结果进行评估。
确定了四个主题：（i）对 AI 及其在医疗保健服务中的应用的看法，（ii）对劳动力的影响，（iii）在康复中实施 AI 的考虑因素，以及（iv）AI 和即将到来的未来。参与者分享了他们对 AI 对康复实践潜在影响的看法，例如帮助决策过程、节省治疗师和患者的时间和精力。参与者强调了仍需考虑的潜在陷阱，例如患者数据隐私、患者与医疗保健从业者关系可能受到的潜在影响、过度依赖这些应用程序的伦理问题以及这可能如何阻碍有效的患者护理。
研究结果增加了关于物理治疗师对 AI 在患者护理中应用的理解的文献。对采用 AI 提出了一些担忧，包括对患者隐私和伦理问题的担忧。基于研究结果，研究人员强调在康复中引入 AI 时制定指南的重要性，以提高治疗师的知识和技能。
