The Role and Future of Artificial Intelligence Supported Virtual Nurses in Diabetes Management

Yıl 2025, Sayı: 11, 80 - 87, 14.04.2025

Ahmet Ceviz , Gürkan Özden

https://doi.org/10.58252/artukluhealth.1577432

Öz

Diabetes is a chronic disease that requires continuous treatment processes such as regular monitoring of blood glucose levels, taking medications on time, ensuring proper nutrition and physical activity. In this challenging process of managing diabetes, the patient needs to be constantly provided with both information and support. Virtual nurses work through integrated artificial intelligence technology to provide personalised health support to patients. This support provides guidance in the daily health management processes of patients, guiding them in critical areas such as blood glucose monitoring, medication reminders and lifestyle recommendations. Virtual nurses not only support physical health, but also increase patients' psychological motivation and strengthen their commitment to treatment. These intelligence-supported systems offer 24/7 service with the capacity to instantly respond to any patient need and make recommendations based on personal health data. In this way, in the management of chronic diseases that require continuous follow-up, such as diabetes, the burden on patients is eased and access to healthcare services is facilitated. In addition, it supports the patient's education and information processes for a more informed management of personal health. This study emphasises that virtual nurses have a great potential in diabetes management and that these digital health technologies offer significant conveniences for both patients and healthcare professionals. In the long term, it is predicted that virtual nursing will be used much more widely in the treatment of chronic diseases such as diabetes, as it has the potential to improve the quality of life of patients and the efficiency of the healthcare system.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Diabetes Management, Virtual Nurses, Artificial Intelligence, Chatbot Assistant, Digital Health Technologies

Etik Beyan

Ethics committee approval is not required for this study. It is declared that scientific and ethical principles were complied with during the preparation of this study and all the studies used in this study were cited in the bibliography.

Diyabet Yönetiminde Yapay Zeka Destekli Sanal Hemşirelerin Rolü ve Geleceği

Öz

Diyabet; kan şekeri seviyelerinin düzenli olarak izlenmesi, ilaçların zamanında alınması, uygun beslenme ve fiziksel aktivitenin sağlanması gibi sürekli tedavi süreçlerini gerektiren kronik bir hastalıktır. Diyabetin yönetimi zorlu bir süreç olmakla birlikte hastaya sürekli olarak hem bilgi hem de destek verilmesi gerekmektedir. Sanal hemşireler, hastalara kişiselleştirilmiş sağlık desteği sunmak için entegre yapay zeka teknolojisi aracılığıyla çalışmaktadır. Bu destek, hastaların günlük sağlık yönetimi süreçlerinde rehberlik sağlamakta; kan şekeri takibi, ilaç hatırlatmaları ve yaşam tarzı önerileri gibi kritik alanlarda yol gösterici olmaktadır. Sanal hemşireler yalnızca fiziksel sağlığı desteklemekle kalmayıp, hastaların psikolojik motivasyonlarını da artırarak tedaviye olan bağlılıklarını güçlendirmektedir. Yapay zeka destekli bu sistemler, hastanın herhangi bir ihtiyacına anında yanıt verme ve kişisel sağlık verilerine dayalı tavsiyelerde bulunma kapasitesiyle 7/24 hizmet sunmaktadır. Diyabet gibi sürekli takip gerektiren kronik hastalıkların yönetiminde; hastaların üzerindeki yük hafifletilmekte ve sağlık hizmetlerine erişim kolaylaşmaktadır. Ayrıca kişisel sağlığın daha bilinçli bir şekilde yönetilmesi için hastanın eğitim ve bilgilendirme süreçleri desteklenebilmektedir. Bu çalışma; sanal hemşirelerin diyabet yönetiminde büyük bir potansiyel öneme sahip olduğunu ve bu dijital sağlık teknolojilerinin hem hastalar hem de sağlık profesyonelleri için önemli kolaylıklar sunduğunu vurgulamaktadır. Uzun vadede diyabet gibi kronik hastalıkların tedavisinde sanal hemşireliğin; hastaların yaşam kalitesini ve sağlık sisteminin verimliliğini artırma potansiyeline sahip olması nedeniyle çok daha yaygın bir şekilde kullanılacağı öngörülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Diyabet Yönetimi, Sanal Hemşireler, Yapay Zeka, Chatbot Asistan, Dijital Sağlık Teknolojileri

Etik Beyan

Bu çalışma için etik kurul onayına gerek yoktur. Bu çalışmanın hazırlanma sürecinde bilimsel ve etik ilkelere uyulduğu ve yararlanılan tüm çalışmaların kaynakçada belirtildiği beyan olunur.

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