The Cooperation Between Nurses and a New Digital Colleague "AI-Driven Lifestyle Monitoring" in Long-Term Care for Older Adults: Viewpoint

Technology has a major impact on the way nurses work. Data-driven technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), have particularly strong potential to support nurses in their work. However, their use also introduces ambiguities. An example of such a technology is AI-driven lifestyle monitoring...

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Published in:JMIR nursing 2024-05, Vol.7, p.e56474
Main Authors: Groeneveld, Sjors, Bin Noon, Gaya, den Ouden, Marjolein E M, van Os-Medendorp, Harmieke, van Gemert-Pijnen, J E W C, Verdaasdonk, Rudolf M, Morita, Plinio Pelegrini
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Aged
Artificial Intelligence
Automation
Collaboration
Computers
Cooperation
Female
Humans
Life Style
Lifestyles
Long term health care
Long-Term Care - methods
Mammography
Monitoring systems
Monitoring, Physiologic - instrumentation
Monitoring, Physiologic - methods
Nurses
Nursing
Older people
Professionals
Sensors
Viewpoint
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Summary:Technology has a major impact on the way nurses work. Data-driven technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), have particularly strong potential to support nurses in their work. However, their use also introduces ambiguities. An example of such a technology is AI-driven lifestyle monitoring in long-term care for older adults, based on data collected from ambient sensors in an older adult's home. Designing and implementing this technology in such an intimate setting requires collaboration with nurses experienced in long-term and older adult care. This viewpoint paper emphasizes the need to incorporate nurses and the nursing perspective into every stage of designing, using, and implementing AI-driven lifestyle monitoring in long-term care settings. It is argued that the technology will not replace nurses, but rather act as a new digital colleague, complementing the humane qualities of nurses and seamlessly integrating into nursing workflows. Several advantages of such a collaboration between nurses and technology are highlighted, as are potential risks such as decreased patient empowerment, depersonalization, lack of transparency, and loss of human contact. Finally, practical suggestions are offered to move forward with integrating the digital colleague.
ISSN:2562-7600
2562-7600
DOI:10.2196/56474