Artificial Intelligence in Long-Term Care: Benefits and Concerns Editorial
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Keywords
AI-powered technologies, health outcomes, quality of life.
Abstract
In recent days, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a valuable tool to reshape the long-term care industry. Integrating AI into long-term care facilities is a revolutionary achievement in supporting the growing aging population.
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4. McGregor MJ, Cohen M, Stocks-Rankin CR, et al. Complaints in for-profit, non-profit and public nursing homes in two Canadian provinces. Open Med. 2011;5(4):e183-e192.
5. Desai AK, Grossberg GT. Recognition and management of behavioral disturbances in dementia. Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry. 2001;3(3):93-109. doi:10.4088/pcc.v03n0301
6. Bhattacharyya KK, Molinari V, Hyer K. Self-reported satisfaction of older adult residents in nursing homes: Development of a conceptual framework. Gerontologist. 2022;62(8):e442-e456. doi:10.1093/geront/gnab061
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8. Edelman LS, Drost J, Moone RP, et al. Editorial: Applying the age-friendly health system framework to long term care settings. J Nutr Health Aging. 2021;25(2):141-145. doi:10.1007/s12603-020-1558-2
9. Desai A, Wharton T, Struble L, Blazek M. Person-centered primary care strategies for assessment of and intervention for aggressive behaviors in dementia. J Gerontol Nurs. 2017;43(2):9-17. doi:10.3928/00989134-20170111-07
10. Hoben M, Dymchuk E, Doupe MB, et al. Counting what counts: assessing quality of life and its social determinants among nursing home residents with dementia. BMC Geriatr. 2024;24(1):177. Published 2024 Feb 21. doi:10.1186/s12877-024-04710-1
11. van Diepen C, Fors A, Ekman I, Hensing G. Association between person-centred care and healthcare providers' job satisfaction and work-related health: a scoping review. BMJ Open. 2020;10(12):e042658. Published 2020 Dec 7. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042658
12. Bhattacharyya KK, Craft Morgan J, Burgess EO. Person-centered care in nursing homes: Potential of complementary and alternative approaches and their challenges. J Appl Gerontol. 2022;41(3):817-825. doi:10.1177/07334648211023661
13. Scales K, Lepore MJ. Always essential: Valuing direct care workers in long-term care. Public Policy Aging Rep. 2020;praa022. Published 2020 Sep 7. doi:10.1093/ppar/praa022
14. 2020 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures. Alzheimers Dement. 2020;16:391-460. doi:10.1002/alz.12068
15. Bhatt P, Liu J, Gong Y, Wang J, Guo Y. Emerging artificial intelligence-empowered mHealth: Scoping review. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2022;10(6):e35053. Published 2022 Jun 9. doi:10.2196/35053
16. Spangler D, Blomqvist P, Lindberg Y, Winblad U. Small is beautiful? Explaining resident satisfaction in Swedish nursing home care. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019;19(1):886. Published 2019 Nov 25. doi:10.1186/s12913-019-4694-9
17. Montemayor C, Halpern J, Fairweather A. In principle obstacles for empathic AI: Why we can't replace human empathy in healthcare. AI Soc. 2022;37(4):1353-1359. doi:10.1007/s00146-021-01230-z
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Artificial Intelligence in Long-Term Care: Benefits and Concerns: Editorial. (2026). Research in Health and Medicine, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.53520/rhm2026.104175
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