Artificial intelligence in occupational therapy documentation: Chatbot vs. Occupational Therapists.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Artificial intelligence (AI)-based language models such as ChatGPT show promise in generating medical documentation. However, their effectiveness in occupational therapy (OT) documentation-particularly in terms of perceived quality and empathy-remains underexplored.

Objective

This study aimed to compare the quality and empathy of clinical documentation generated by licensed occupational therapists versus ChatGPT-3.5, using standardized OT case scenarios.

Methods

Fifteen standardized OT cases were used to generate human- and AI-written assessment and plan sections. Five occupational therapists and five patients or caregivers independently evaluated the documentation using 5-point Likert scales across three quality subdomains (completeness, correctness, conco

SUBMITTER: Lee SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12515345 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature