AI Interventions to Alleviate Healthcare Shortages and Enhance Work Conditions in Critical Care: Qualitative Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The escalating global scarcity of skilled health care professionals is a critical concern, further exacerbated by rising stress levels and clinician burnout rates. Artificial intelligence (AI) has surfaced as a potential resource to alleviate these challenges. Nevertheless, it is not taken for granted that AI will inevitably augment human performance, as ill-designed systems may inadvertently impose new burdens on health care workers, and implementation may be challenging. An in-depth understanding of how AI can effectively enhance rather than impair work conditions is therefore needed.

Objective

This research investigates the efficacy of AI in alleviating stress and enriching work conditions, using intensive care units (ICUs) as a case study. Through a sociotechn

SUBMITTER: Bienefeld N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11773285 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature