Patient Perspectives on the Use of Artificial Intelligence for Skin Cancer Screening: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is expanding throughout the field of medicine. In dermatology, researchers are evaluating the potential for direct-to-patient and clinician decision-support AI tools to classify skin lesions. Although AI is poised to change how patients engage in health care, patient perspectives remain poorly understood.

Objective

To explore how patients conceptualize AI and perceive the use of AI for skin cancer screening.

Design, setting, and participants

A qualitative study using a grounded theory approach to semistructured interview analysis was conducted in general dermatology clinics at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and melanoma clinics at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Forty-eight patients were enrolled. Each interview w

SUBMITTER: Nelson CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7066525 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature