We know very little about how physiotherapy clinicians think about the impact of AI-based systems on clinical practice, or how these systems will influence human relationships and professional practice. As a result, we cannot prepare for the changes that are coming to clinical practice and physiotherapy education. The aim of this study is to explore how physiotherapists currently think about the potential impact of artificial intelligence on their own clinical practice.
Earlier this year I registered a project that aims to develop a better understanding of how physiotherapists think about the impact of artificial intelligence in clinical practice. Now I’m ready to move forward with the first phase of the study, which is an online survey of physiotherapy clinicians’ perceptions of AI in professional practice. The second phase will be a series of follow up interviews with survey participants who’d like to discuss the topic in more depth.
I’d like to get as many participants as possible (obviously) so would really appreciate it if you could share the link to the survey with anyone you think might be interested. There are 12 open-ended questions split into 3 sections, with a fourth section for demographic information. Participants don’t need a detailed understanding of artificial intelligence and (I think) I’ve provided enough context to make the questionnaire simple for anyone to complete in about 20 minutes.
Here is a link to the questionnaire: https://forms.gle/HWwX4v7vXyFgMSVLA.
This project has received ethics clearance from the University of the Western Cape (project number: BM/19/3/3).