Generative Artificial Intelligence: Clinical Perceptions and Use in Physical Therapy Practice

Background and Purpose Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is an innovative technology that is reshaping healthcare with potentials ranging from improved efficiency to advancing personalized medicine.1 Ensuring the appropriate use of GenAI in teaching and learning has expanded in academia to also ensure graduates can competently use and partner with this technology in their fields.2-4 GenAI needs to be both accepted and adopted for these initiatives to translate into professional practice. Use of GenAI in physical therapy (PT) is being explored5,6and though therapists appear to understand aspects of this technology, current perceptions and actual use of GenAI in practice is unknown. Understanding the current use and perceptions of GenAI in PT practice can facilitate its appropriate integration into the profession. This study explored the clinical use of GenAI in PT practice and compared the perceptions of GenAI between users and non-users.