“Digital Clinicians” Performing Obesity Medication Self-Injection Education: Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial
Bespoke AI chatbots integrated with digital avatars to create a "digital clinician" may perform health care education in a clinical environment. They can ensure higher levels of knowledge transfer yet are not as trusted as their human counterparts. "Digital clinicians" may have the potential to aid the redistribution of resources, alleviating pressure on bariatric services and health care systems, the extent to which remains to be determined in future studies.
Authors
- Derek T. O’Keeffe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8501-2382)
- Hemendra Worlikar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-2616)
- Andrew J. Simpkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4975-444X)
- Emily de Oliveira Kelly
- Francis Finucane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5374-7090)
- Jane Walsh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5476-1348)
- Seán Coleman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0770-2219)
- Kate Loveys (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0694-4830)
- Elizabeth Broadbent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3626-9100)
- Caitríona Lynch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6868-5489)
Institutions
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway (IE)
- University Hospital Galway (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Diabetes
- Published
- 2025-04-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/63503
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.03