Application Status and Trend Analysis of Artificial Intelligence in Elderly Care Education

期刊: 《Educational Guide》 DOI:10.64649/yh.eg.2025030002 全文阅读 返回期刊

Li Feng*

School of Public Health and Nursing, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology

摘要

The accelerating demographic shift toward an aging global population has precipitated a critical demand for healthcare professionals equipped with specialized geriatric competencies. However, traditional nursing curricula often fail to adequately address the complexity of elderly care or mitigate the prevalence of “gerontophobia” among students. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative pedagogical force, offering novel solutions to these educational gaps. This review synthesizes recent peer-reviewed literature to analyze the current application status and emerging trends of AI in elderly care education. The analysis categorizes AI applications into three primary domains: immersive technologies (Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality) for empathy and dementia care training; Generative AI (GenAI) and Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) for adaptive clinical reasoning; and Socially Assistive Robots (SARs) for behavioral modeling and student readiness. Current evidence indicates that while Virtual Reality (VR) excels in fostering “embodied” empathy and altering attitudes toward dementia, Generative AI demonstrates superior efficiency in developing initial clinical competence and diagnostic reasoning through dynamic, text-based simulation. Furthermore, the integration of robotics into training has been shown to significantly reduce aging anxiety, although a gap remains between the perceived and actual utility of robots in clinical workflows. Emerging trends point toward a “high-tech, high-touch” hybrid curriculum, the standardization of AI ethics in nursing, and the necessity of addressing the “digital divide” in faculty competence. This review concludes that the future of geriatric education relies on the seamless integration of multimodal AI technologies that not only enhance technical proficiency but also rigorously preserve the humanistic core of nursing practice.

关键词

Artificial Intelligence; Geriatric Education; Virtual Reality; Nursing Curriculum

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