Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Healthcare: Parental Perceptions and Ethical Implications.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Our study aimed to explore the way artificial intelligence (AI) utilization is perceived in pediatric medicine, examining its acceptance among patients (in this case represented by their adult parents), and identify the challenges it presents in order to understand the factors influencing its adoption in clinical settings.

Methods

A structured questionnaire was applied to caregivers (parents or grandparents) of children who presented in tertiary pediatric clinics.

Results

The most significant differentiations were identified in relation to the level of education (e.g., aversion to AI involvement was 22.2% among those with postgraduate degrees, 43.9% among those with university degrees, and 54.5% among those who only completed high school). The greatest fear

SUBMITTER: Berghea EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10887612 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature