Digital healthcare for child health nursing.

Abstract

The remarkable development of artificial intelligence (AI) has led to dramatic changes in all aspects of our lives. In particular, the recent release of ChatGPT has received global attention as a historic event that is bringing the future we had only imagined much closer. Advances in various digital technologies, including AI, are fundamentally transforming healthcare into smart healthcare. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a catalyst for promoting the application of digital healthcare. The adoption rate of telemedicine, the most representative manifestation of digital healthcare, was only at 9% in 2019 before the pandemic, but increased to 41% by 2022, just 3 years later [1]. Therefore, many digital technologies are being developed to deliver virtual services to the target population. While digital healthcare initially focused on prescriptions or interventions, it now encompasses predictive aspects. Therefore, various methods of implementing digital healthcare are being applied in child health nursing, spanning the domains of education, research, and practice.