Artificial Intelligence Counseling to Alleviate Psychological Anxiety among Medical Interns: a Qualitative Study

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10.2991/978-2-38476-271-2_57How to use a DOI?

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psychological anxiety; medical interns; AI consulting; qualitative research; education

Abstract

Objective

This study employed a qualitative research methodology to investigate the emotional and experiential dimensions of AI counseling for the purpose of alleviating the anxiety of medical interns. Additionally, the intrinsic factors were explored in order to provide a foundation for the enhancement of the mental health of medical interns and the development of a scientific training curriculum for mental health education. Methods: A purposive sampling method was employed to select 21 undergraduate medical interns for the study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, and the Colaizzi 7-step analysis was utilized to analyze the data. Results: Three themes emerged from the data: a lack of professional competence, anxiety about relationships and future career development; and facilitators and impediments to AI counseling to alleviate psychological anxiety. Conclusion: AI psychological counseling has some positive effects in alleviating psychological anxiety of medical interns, and there are also hindering factors. Medical interns should strengthen their professional skills training, improve interpersonal relationships, and reasonably plan their future career development. In addition, the technology of AI psychological counseling should be continuously improved to meet the individual needs of medical interns.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xiaoling Ou
AU  - Xinqun Bao
AU  - Xinyi Xu
AU  - Huijing Luo
AU  - Wanying Hu
AU  - Qiuheng Huang
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/07/29
TI  - Artificial Intelligence Counseling to Alleviate Psychological Anxiety among Medical Interns: a Qualitative Study
BT  - Proceedings of the 2024 5th International Conference on Mental Health, Education and Human Development (MHEHD 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 456
EP  - 465
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-271-2_57
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-271-2_57
ID  - Ou2024
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