Use of ChatGPT for Urinary Symptom Management Among People With Spinal Cord Injury or Disease: Qualitative Study.

Journal: JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies
Published Date: May 29, 2025

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Individuals with spinal cord injury or disease (SCI/D) experience disproportionately high rates of recurrent urinary tract infections, which are often complicated by atypical symptoms and delayed diagnoses. Patient-centered tools, like the Urinary Symptom Questionnaires for Neurogenic Bladder (USQNB), have been developed to support symptom assessment yet remain underused. Generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT may offer a more usable approach to improving symptom management by providing real-time, tailored health information directly to patients.

Authors

  • Bat-Zion Hose
    National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare, MedStar Health Research Institute, Washington, District of Columbia, USA bat-zion.hose@medstar.net.
  • Amanda K Rounds
    Georgetown University School of Medicine, 3900 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC, 20007, United States, 1 202-687-0100.
  • Ishaan Nandwani
    Georgetown University School of Medicine, 3900 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC, 20007, United States, 1 202-687-0100.
  • Deanna-Nicole Busog
    MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare, 3007 Tilden St NW, Suite 6N, Washington, DC, 20008, United States, 1 608-719-9991.
  • Traber Davis Giardina
    Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States.
  • Helen Haskell
    Mothers Against Medical Error, Columbia, SC, United States.
  • Kelly M Smith
    Michael Garron Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Kristen E Miller
    MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare, 3007 Tilden St NW, Suite 6N, Washington, DC, 20008, United States, 1 608-719-9991.

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