Using Small Language Models to Measure Nursing Key Performance Indicators From Patient Stories

Federico Cruciani; Birgit Schonfelder; Michael Milliken; Ian Cleland; Chris Nugent; Hanna Mayer; Tanya McCance

doi:10.1109/ABC68169.2026.11567275

Using Small Language Models to Measure Nursing Key Performance Indicators From Patient Stories

Federico Cruciani
, Birgit Schonfelder
, Michael Milliken
, Ian Cleland
, Chris Nugent
, Hanna Mayer
, Tanya McCance

Area of study of Nursing

Ulster University
University of Vienna
Karl Landsteiner University of Health Science

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Original language	English
Title of host publication	8th International Conference on Activity and Behavior Computing, ABC 2026
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9798331578732
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ABC68169.2026.11567275
Publication status	Published - 2026
Event	8th International Conference on Activity and Behavior Computing, ABC 2026 - Hybrid, Hokkaido, Japan Duration: 9 Mar 2026 → 12 Mar 2026

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Name	8th International Conference on Activity and Behavior Computing, ABC 2026

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Conference	8th International Conference on Activity and Behavior Computing, ABC 2026
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Hybrid, Hokkaido
Period	9/03/26 → 12/03/26

Keywords

Healthcare
Natural Language Processing
Nursing
Small Language Models

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Cruciani, F., Schonfelder, B., Milliken, M., Cleland, I., Nugent, C., Mayer, H., & McCance, T. (2026). Using Small Language Models to Measure Nursing Key Performance Indicators From Patient Stories. In 8th International Conference on Activity and Behavior Computing, ABC 2026 (8th International Conference on Activity and Behavior Computing, ABC 2026). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ABC68169.2026.11567275

Cruciani, Federico ; Schonfelder, Birgit ; Milliken, Michael et al. / Using Small Language Models to Measure Nursing Key Performance Indicators From Patient Stories. 8th International Conference on Activity and Behavior Computing, ABC 2026. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2026. (8th International Conference on Activity and Behavior Computing, ABC 2026).

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Cruciani, F, Schonfelder, B, Milliken, M, Cleland, I, Nugent, C, Mayer, H & McCance, T 2026, Using Small Language Models to Measure Nursing Key Performance Indicators From Patient Stories. in 8th International Conference on Activity and Behavior Computing, ABC 2026. 8th International Conference on Activity and Behavior Computing, ABC 2026, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 8th International Conference on Activity and Behavior Computing, ABC 2026, Hybrid, Hokkaido, Japan, 9/03/26. https://doi.org/10.1109/ABC68169.2026.11567275

Using Small Language Models to Measure Nursing Key Performance Indicators From Patient Stories. / Cruciani, Federico; Schonfelder, Birgit; Milliken, Michael et al.
8th International Conference on Activity and Behavior Computing, ABC 2026. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2026. (8th International Conference on Activity and Behavior Computing, ABC 2026).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Cruciani F, Schonfelder B, Milliken M, Cleland I, Nugent C, Mayer H et al. Using Small Language Models to Measure Nursing Key Performance Indicators From Patient Stories. In 8th International Conference on Activity and Behavior Computing, ABC 2026. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2026. (8th International Conference on Activity and Behavior Computing, ABC 2026). doi: 10.1109/ABC68169.2026.11567275

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