Advantages, limitations, and ethical concerns of AI-assisted qualitative research in nursing: insights from a human-AI comparative thematic analysis.

Wu M, Guo X, Yang S, Li Y, Yu T, Liu H

DOI: 10.1186/s12912-026-05085-x
Published: 2026 Jul 29
Container: BMC nursing
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12912-026-05085-x,
  title = {Advantages, limitations, and ethical concerns of AI-assisted qualitative research in nursing: insights from a human-AI comparative thematic analysis.},
  author = {Wu M and Guo X and Yang S and Li Y and Yu T and Liu H},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC nursing},
  doi = {10.1186/s12912-026-05085-x},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-026-05085-x}
}

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M, W., X, G., S, Y., Y, L., T, Y., & H, L. (2026). Advantages, limitations, and ethical concerns of AI-assisted qualitative research in nursing: insights from a human-AI comparative thematic analysis.. BMC nursing. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-026-05085-x

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