ArticleThe British journal of occupational therapy2026
Artificial intelligence in occupational therapy: Comparing ChatGPT and occupational therapist approaches in assessment and intervention.
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- Generative AI and Large Language Models in Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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Abstract
Introduction: Artificial intelligence is playing an increasingly important role in supporting rehabilitation processes, offering benefits for both clients and therapists. This study aimed to explore the potential use of ChatGPT-an AI-powered online chatbot-in occupational therapy using clinical case scenarios and to compare the clinical decision-making approaches of ChatGPT and occupational therapists. Method: This study employed a comparative design to evaluate the clinical decision-making skills of ChatGPT and occupational therapists. A total of 111 occupational therapists and ChatGPT responded to 9 questions related to 3 different cases, including items on models and frames of reference, assessment, and intervention. Results: ChatGPT and occupational therapists demonstrated similar decision-making in one case for models and frames of reference, one case for assessments, and one case for interventions ( Conclusion: These findings underscore artificial intelligence's promising yet complex role in occupational therapy, highlighting how occupational therapists integrate multiple factors and individual client needs into their decision-making, in contrast to the algorithm-based reasoning of ChatGPT.
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