%0 Journal Article
%@ 2562-7600
%I JMIR Publications
%V 7
%N 
%P e56474
%T The Cooperation Between Nurses and a New Digital Colleague “AI-Driven Lifestyle Monitoring” in Long-Term Care for Older Adults: Viewpoint
%A Groeneveld,Sjors
%A Bin Noon,Gaya
%A den Ouden,Marjolein E M
%A van Os-Medendorp,Harmieke
%A van Gemert-Pijnen,J E W C
%A Verdaasdonk,Rudolf M
%A Morita,Plinio Pelegrini
%+ Research Group Technology, Health & Care, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Postbox 70.000, Enschede, 7500 KB, Netherlands, 31 88 019 8888, s.w.m.groeneveld@saxion.nl
%K artificial intelligence
%K data
%K algorithm
%K nurse
%K nurses
%K health care professional
%K health care professionals
%K health professional
%K health professionals
%K health technology
%K digital health
%K smart home
%K smart homes
%K health monitoring
%K health promotion
%K aging in place
%K assisted living
%K ambient assisted living
%K aging
%K gerontology
%K geriatric
%K geriatrics
%K older adults
%K independent living
%K machine learning
%D 2024
%7 23.5.2024
%9 Viewpoint
%J JMIR Nursing
%G English
%X Technology has a major impact on the way nurses work. Data-driven technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), have particularly strong potential to support nurses in their work. However, their use also introduces ambiguities. An example of such a technology is AI-driven lifestyle monitoring in long-term care for older adults, based on data collected from ambient sensors in an older adult’s home. Designing and implementing this technology in such an intimate setting requires collaboration with nurses experienced in long-term and older adult care. This viewpoint paper emphasizes the need to incorporate nurses and the nursing perspective into every stage of designing, using, and implementing AI-driven lifestyle monitoring in long-term care settings. It is argued that the technology will not replace nurses, but rather act as a new digital colleague, complementing the humane qualities of nurses and seamlessly integrating into nursing workflows. Several advantages of such a collaboration between nurses and technology are highlighted, as are potential risks such as decreased patient empowerment, depersonalization, lack of transparency, and loss of human contact. Finally, practical suggestions are offered to move forward with integrating the digital colleague.
%M 38781012
%R 10.2196/56474
%U https://nursing.jmir.org/2024/1/e56474
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/56474
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38781012