Artificial intelligence in wound care education: Scoping review

IF 4.2 2区医学 Q1 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

Nurse Education Today Pub Date : 2025-09-13 DOI:10.1016/j.nedt.2025.106872

Rúben Encarnação , José Alves , Ana Marques , João Neves-Amado , Paulo Alves

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Abstract

Background

Artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare education, offering innovative teaching and skill development approaches. However, its implementation and effectiveness in wound care education remain unclear.

Objective

To map and analyze the available evidence on the potential impact of artificial intelligence in wound care education, identify knowledge gaps, and provide recommendations for future research.

Design/methods

This scoping review followed the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines for scoping reviews and the PRISMA-ScR guidelines. The search was first conducted in December 2023 and updated on 30 November 2024 across the following databases: CINAHL Ultimate, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, Academic Search Complete, Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scielo), Scopus, and Web of Science. Grey literature was accessed through Scientific Open Access Scientific Repositories of Portugal (RCAAP), ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, OpenAIRE, and Open Dissertations. Additional searches were performed in Google Scholar and specific journals, including the International Wound Journal, Skin Research and Technology, Journal of Wound Care, and Wound Repair and Regeneration. Eligibility criteria encompassed any study design exploring the use of artificial intelligence in wound care education, published in English, Portuguese, or Spanish, with no restrictions on publication date.

Results

This review revealed diverse artificial intelligence applications in wound care education, including adaptive e-learning platforms, virtual and augmented reality simulations, generative artificial intelligence for educational content, and diagnostic and treatment tools. These technologies offer personalized learning experiences, real-time feedback, and interactive engagement to enhance clinical skills. Despite their promise, most studies lacked empirical validation, highlighting significant gaps in integrating artificial intelligence into wound care education.

Conclusions

This review highlights artificial intelligence's transformative potential to revolutionize wound care education by fostering interactive and evidence-based learning environments. This work highlights the need for collaboration among educators, policymakers, and researchers. Future research is needed to ensure effective, ethical, and equitable integration of artificial intelligence in wound care education.

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人工智能在伤口护理教育中的应用。

背景：人工智能正在改变医疗保健教育，提供创新的教学和技能发展方法。然而，其在伤口护理教育中的实施和有效性尚不清楚。目的：绘制和分析人工智能在伤口护理教育中的潜在影响的现有证据，识别知识空白，并为未来的研究提供建议。设计/方法：此范围审查遵循乔安娜布里格斯研究所范围审查指南和PRISMA-ScR指南。检索于2023年12月首次进行，并于2024年11月30日在以下数据库中进行了更新：CINAHL Ultimate、MEDLINE、Cochrane Library、Academic search Complete、Scientific Electronic Library Online （Scielo）、Scopus和Web of Science。灰色文献通过葡萄牙科学开放获取科学知识库（RCAAP）、ProQuest学位论文和论文、OpenAIRE和开放学位论文获取。在谷歌Scholar和特定期刊中进行了额外的搜索，包括国际伤口杂志，皮肤研究与技术，伤口护理杂志和伤口修复与再生。入选标准包括任何探索人工智能在伤口护理教育中的应用的研究设计，以英语、葡萄牙语或西班牙语出版，没有出版日期限制。结果：本综述揭示了人工智能在伤口护理教育中的多种应用，包括自适应电子学习平台、虚拟和增强现实模拟、用于教育内容的生成式人工智能以及诊断和治疗工具。这些技术提供个性化的学习体验、实时反馈和互动参与，以提高临床技能。尽管它们很有希望，但大多数研究缺乏经验验证，这凸显了将人工智能融入伤口护理教育方面的重大差距。结论：本综述强调了人工智能的变革潜力，通过培养互动和循证学习环境来彻底改变伤口护理教育。这项工作强调了教育工作者、政策制定者和研究人员之间合作的必要性。未来的研究需要确保人工智能在伤口护理教育中的有效、伦理和公平的整合。

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Nurse Education Today 医学-护理

CiteScore

6.90

自引率

12.80%

发文量

349

审稿时长

58 days

期刊介绍： Nurse Education Today is the leading international journal providing a forum for the publication of high quality original research, review and debate in the discussion of nursing, midwifery and interprofessional health care education, publishing papers which contribute to the advancement of educational theory and pedagogy that support the evidence-based practice for educationalists worldwide. The journal stimulates and values critical scholarly debate on issues that have strategic relevance for leaders of health care education. The journal publishes the highest quality scholarly contributions reflecting the diversity of people, health and education systems worldwide, by publishing research that employs rigorous methodology as well as by publishing papers that highlight the theoretical underpinnings of education and systems globally. The journal will publish papers that show depth, rigour, originality and high standards of presentation, in particular, work that is original, analytical and constructively critical of both previous work and current initiatives. Authors are invited to submit original research, systematic and scholarly reviews, and critical papers which will stimulate debate on research, policy, theory or philosophy of nursing and related health care education, and which will meet and develop the journal''s high academic and ethical standards.