ArticleJournal of spine surgery (Hong Kong)2025
GPT-4 as a source of patient information for cervical disc arthroplasty: a comparative analysis against Google web search.
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Abstract
Background: With the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots like ChatGPT for online patient education, Generative Pre-trained Transformer 4 (GPT-4) has emerged as a significant tool for providing accurate health information. This study aims to compare Google and GPT-4 in terms of (I) question types, (II) initial response readability, (III) ChatGPT's ability to modify responses for increased readability, and (IV) numerical response accuracy for the top 10 most frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA). Methods: "Cervical disc arthroplasty" was searched on Google and GPT-4 on December 18, 2023. The top 10 FAQs were recorded and analyzed using the Rothwell system for categorization and Results: FAQs from Google predominantly related to technical details and evaluation of surgery, paralleling GPT-4's focus, which also included indications/management. No significant differences were found in readability between GPT-4 and Google, displaying a similar Flesch-Kincaid grade level (13.06 Conclusions: GPT-4 has the potential to enhance patient education about CDA by customizing complex information for users with lower health literacy levels. This highlights GPT-4's ability to address existing gaps in online resources, benefiting those with lower health literacy.
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