AI and IoT in the Healthcare Environment: Behavioral Impacts on Patients and Clinicians in Asian and African Contexts
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Artificial Intelligence (AI), Healthcare, environment behaviour, Patient Behavior.Abstract
The physical and digital healthcare environment shapes how patients seek care, how clinicians reason, and how trust is built between them. This paper examines the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies into healthcare settings and the behavioral consequences for patients and clinicians in Asian, African, and Arabian contexts. We analyze how AI diagnostic tools, IoT-enabled monitoring, and AI-assisted records alter healthcare-seeking patterns, reshape trust, introduce cognitive overload, and reconfigure the clinical encounter. The paper argues that AI and IoT are not merely technical systems but environmental interventions requiring human-centered, culturally aware design frameworks.
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