Enhancing Spanish Patient Education Materials: Comparing the Readability of Artificial Intelligence-Generated Spanish Patient Education Materials to the Society of Pediatric Dermatology Spanish Patient Brochures.

Journal: Pediatric dermatology
PMID: 39533849

Abstract

Patient education materials (PEMs) are crucial for improving patient adherence and outcomes; however, they may not be accessible due to high reading levels. Our study used seven readability measures to compare the readability of Spanish PEMs from the Society of Pediatric Dermatology (SPD) with those generated by Open-AI's ChatGPT 4.0 and Google Gemini. Our results showed that when prompted to produce material at a 6th grade level, both AI ChatBots generated significantly improved readability scores when compared to the SPD handouts. These findings suggest that AI-generated PEMs could better meet readability standards and potentially improve patient outcomes, although further studies are needed to confirm this.

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  • Sabrina Duran
    School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
  • Andrea Medina Gonzalez
    Department of Dermatology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
  • Kevin Nguyen
    Department of Dermatology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
  • John Nguyen
    Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center, 9449 E. Imperial Hwy., C327, Downey, CA, 90242, USA.
  • Zachary Zinn
    Department of Dermatology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.

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