Patient Education Using AI: A Cross-Sectional Study Comparing ChatGPT and Google Gemini-Generated Patient Education Brochures on Various Surgical Management of Breast Cancer
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT and Gemini create comparable patient education materials for breast cancer surgery. Both AI models demonstrated similar readability, reliability, and originality in generated content.
Area Of Science
- Medical Informatics
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
- Patient Education
Background
- Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are increasingly utilized for generating patient education materials.
- Evaluating the quality of AI-generated content is crucial for safe clinical implementation.
Purpose Of The Study
- To compare the readability, reliability, and originality of AI-generated patient education content on breast cancer surgical management.
- To assess the performance of ChatGPT-4o and Gemini 2.0 Flash in creating patient-friendly educational materials.
Main Methods
- A cross-sectional study utilized standardized prompts for ChatGPT-4o and Gemini 2.0 Flash to generate patient education brochures.
- Readability was assessed using the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Calculator.
- Originality was evaluated with a similarity checker, and reliability with the Modified DISCERN tool.
Main Results
- No significant differences were found between ChatGPT-4o and Gemini 2.0 Flash regarding readability ease, similarity, or reliability.
- ChatGPT-4o generated significantly higher word and sentence counts.
- Gemini 2.0 Flash produced longer sentences and a higher grade-level score, indicating more complex text.
Conclusions
- Both AI tools produced patient education materials with comparable readability, reliability, and originality.
- The study found no correlation between readability ease and reliability scores for either AI platform.
- AI tools show potential for generating accessible and reliable patient education content for breast cancer surgery.
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