Open AccessArtificial intelligence for support of the bioethical decision-making of nurses related to end of life issues
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of developmental research
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2230-9926
DOI - 10.37118/ijdr.20545.12.2020
Subject(s) - bioethics , psychology , political science , law
Healthprofessionals,especiallynurses,areoftencompelledtomakedecisionsinfaceofbioethicalissuescommonlyrelatedtointensivecareenvironments.Duetotheircomplexitiesandparticularities,theseissuesendupgeneratinggreatphysicalandemotionalstrainontheprofessional.Therefore,thisstudyraisedthehypothesisthatartificialintelligencetechniquescouldassistnursesinmakingbioethicaldecisions.Forthis,agroupoffourspecialistsinthefieldofnursingpreparedandansweredaquestionnairebasedonahypotheticalICUscenario.Thedatacollectedfromtheresponseswerethenusedinthetrainingandevaluationoffivemachinelearning(ML)algorithms.Theresultsculminatedfromacomparativestudybetweenthealgorithmspointtotheveracityofthehypothesisraisedinthisresearch,byshowingthatitispossibletoadoptMLalgorithmstosupportbioethicaldecisionmaking