Bridging Health Literacy Gaps in Spine Care: Using ChatGPT-4o to Improve Patient-Education Materials.

Journal: The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume
Published Date: Jun 19, 2025

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Patient-education materials (PEMs) are essential to improve health literacy, engagement, and treatment adherence, yet many exceed the recommended readability levels. Therefore, individuals with limited health literacy are at a disadvantage. This study evaluated the readability of spine-related PEMs from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the North American Spine Society (NASS), and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), and examined the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in optimizing PEMs for improved patient comprehension.

Authors

  • Joseph E Nassar
    Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
  • Michael J Farias
  • Lama A Ammar
  • Rhea Rasquinha
  • Andrew Y Xu
    Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
  • Manjot Singh
    Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
  • Daniel Alsoof
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
  • Bassel G Diebo
    Department of Orthopedics, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
  • Alan H Daniels
    1Division of Spine Surgery and.

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