Use of an Artificial Intelligence Conversational Agent (Chatbot) for Hip Arthroscopy Patients Following Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of an AI conversational agent during the postoperative recovery of patients undergoing elective hip arthroscopy.

Methods

Patients undergoing hip arthroscopy were enrolled in a prospective cohort for their first 6 weeks following surgery. Patients used standard SMS text messaging to interact with an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ("Felix") used to initiate automated conversations regarding elements of postoperative recovery. Patient satisfaction was measured at 6 weeks after surgery using a Likert scale survey. Accuracy was determined by measuring the appropriateness of chatbot responses, topic recognition, and examples of confusion. Safety was measured by evaluating the chatbot's responses to any questions with

SUBMITTER: Dwyer T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10123501 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature