Effectiveness of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots in providing labor epidural analgesia information: are we there yet?

IF 2.6 3区医学 Q2 ANESTHESIOLOGY

International journal of obstetric anesthesia Pub Date : 2025-03-24 DOI:10.1016/j.ijoa.2025.104353

Paige M Keasler , Joel Chee Yee Chan , Ban Leong Sng

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Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots have gained popularity in healthcare. Their ability to understand and respond to language queries make them suitable for many practical applications ranging from medical advice to counselling. However, AI chatbots’ ability to provide personalized complex medical information about labor epidural analgesia may be limited. In this Editorial, we highlight findings from four recent publications in our Journal related to the use of AI chatbots and their effectiveness to provide or enhance patient education on labor epidural analgesia. Effectiveness can be measured by evaluating AI chatbots’ accuracy, readability, completeness, sentiment, and overall quality. While AI chatbots are promising tools for patient education, studies show that they may provide incomplete or inaccurate responses. Based on existing anesthesia societies and associations' guidelines, developing standards to assess the medical rigor and users’ comprehension of chatbot-generated responses is needed to ensure optimized patient education.

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International journal of obstetric anesthesia 医学-妇产科学

CiteScore

4.70

自引率

7.10%

发文量

285

审稿时长

58 days

期刊介绍： The International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia is the only journal publishing original articles devoted exclusively to obstetric anesthesia and bringing together all three of its principal components; anesthesia care for operative delivery and the perioperative period, pain relief in labour and care of the critically ill obstetric patient. • Original research (both clinical and laboratory), short reports and case reports will be considered. • The journal also publishes invited review articles and debates on topical and controversial subjects in the area of obstetric anesthesia. • Articles on related topics such as perinatal physiology and pharmacology and all subjects of importance to obstetric anaesthetists/anesthesiologists are also welcome. The journal is peer-reviewed by international experts. Scholarship is stressed to include the focus on discovery, application of knowledge across fields, and informing the medical community. Through the peer-review process, we hope to attest to the quality of scholarships and guide the Journal to extend and transform knowledge in this important and expanding area.