ArticleNature and science of sleep2024
Patient Support in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea by a Large Language Model - ChatGPT 4o on Answering Frequently Asked Questions on First Line Positive Airway Pressure and Second Line Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Therapy: A Pilot Study.
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- Patients' perception towards large language models in otorhinolaryngology, head and neck surgery: a single-centre survey.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- A Scoping Review of Large Language Models in Personal Sleep Wellness.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Digital health · 2025Review
- Evaluating Locally Run Large Language Models (Gemma 2, Mistral Nemo, and Llama 3) for Outpatient Otorhinolaryngology Care: Retrospective Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Evaluation of large language models in patient education and clinical decision support for rotator cuff injury: a two-phase benchmarking study.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2025Article
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Abstract
Purpose: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a common disease that benefits from early treatment and patient support in order to prevent secondary illnesses. This study assesses the capability of the large language model (LLM) ChatGPT-4o to offer patient support regarding first line positive airway pressure (PAP) and second line hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS) therapy. Methods: Seventeen questions, each regarding PAP and HGNS therapy, were posed to ChatGPT-4o. Answers were rated by experienced experts in sleep medicine on a 6-point Likert scale in the categories of medical adequacy, conciseness, coherence, and comprehensibility. Completeness of medical information and potential hazard for patients were rated using a binary system. Results: Overall, ChatGPT-4o achieved reasonably high ratings in all categories. In medical adequacy, it performed significantly better on PAP questions (mean 4.9) compared to those on HGNS (mean 4.6) (p < 0.05). Scores for coherence, comprehensibility and conciseness showed similar results for both HGNS and PAP answers. Raters confirmed completeness of responses in 45 of 51 ratings (88.24%) for PAP answers and 28 of 51 ratings (54.9%) for HGNS answers. Potential hazards for patients were stated in 2 of 52 ratings (0.04%) for PAP answers and none for HGNS answers. Conclusion: ChatGPT-4o has potential as a valuable patient-oriented support tool in sleep medicine therapy that can enhance subsequent face-to-face consultations with a sleep specialist. However, some substantial flaws regarding second line HGNS therapy are most likely due to recent advances in HGNS therapy and the consequent limited information available in LLM training data.
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