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We asked Chat GPT to describe brain fog in chronic pain: What did we learn?

Ronessa Dass, Tara Packham

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Article in Digital health. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Applying Innovative Methods to Develop Health Education Text Messages in Cancer Survivorship.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Ronessa DassSchool of Rehabilitation Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8229-9154
Tara PackhamSchool of Rehabilitation Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5593-1975

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chat GPT is a modern artificial intelligence program: its recent introduction has created controversy in the academic world. This commentary discusses the utility of Chat GPT to explore healthcare issues such as chronic pain and associated conditions. To illustrate the potential application of brain fog, this commentary presents an example of Chat GPT using brain fog. Brain fog is a phenomenon which has been increasingly discussed in both academic and social media discourses. Further, the potential advantages and dangers of Chat GPT are described. Noted advantages include search facilitation, drafting patient information, identifying opportunities for future research, and highlighting areas with a lack of consensus. Dangers of Chat GPT include the possibility for misinformation and the reproduction of social stereotypes and assumptions. Lastly, this commentary concludes with recommendations for healthcare professionals considering use of Chat GPT. Artificial intelligence-driven technologies like Chat GPT become increasingly available and trusted in our society, so does the importance of our awareness for both benefit and potential for harm when artificial intelligence is used for non-critical information seeking and self-education.

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artificial intelligencedigitaldiseaseelectronicgeneralhealth informaticsinternetPublic healthtechnology

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PMID39286464
PMCPMC11403684

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