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The impact of artificial intelligence on the person-centred, doctor-patient relationship: some problems and solutions

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, April 2023
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Title
The impact of artificial intelligence on the person-centred, doctor-patient relationship: some problems and solutions
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BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, April 2023
DOI 10.1186/s12911-023-02162-y
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Aurelia Sauerbrei, Angeliki Kerasidou, Federica Lucivero, Nina Hallowell

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) is often cited as a possible solution to current issues faced by healthcare systems. This includes the freeing up of time for doctors and facilitating person-centred doctor-patient relationships. However, given the novelty of artificial intelligence tools, there is very little concrete evidence on their impact on the doctor-patient relationship or on how to ensure that they are implemented in a way which is beneficial for person-centred care.Given the importance of empathy and compassion in the practice of person-centred care, we conducted a literature review to explore how AI impacts these two values. Besides empathy and compassion, shared decision-making, and trust relationships emerged as key values in the reviewed papers. We identified two concrete ways which can help ensure that the use of AI tools have a positive impact on person-centred doctor-patient relationships. These are (1) using AI tools in an assistive role and (2) adapting medical education. The study suggests that we need to take intentional steps in order to ensure that the deployment of AI tools in healthcare has a positive impact on person-centred doctor-patient relationships. We argue that the proposed solutions are contingent upon clarifying the values underlying future healthcare systems.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 108 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 15 14%
Unspecified 9 8%
Researcher 7 6%
Student > Ph. D. Student 6 6%
Other 5 5%
Other 13 12%
Unknown 53 49%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 17 16%
Computer Science 8 7%
Unspecified 8 7%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 4%
Engineering 3 3%
Other 15 14%
Unknown 53 49%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 June 2023.
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#8,038,186
of 25,042,800 outputs
Outputs from BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
#769
of 2,126 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#136,372
of 400,276 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
#7
of 32 outputs
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