AIMC Topic: Health Literacy

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Improving the Readability of Institutional Heart Failure-Related Patient Education Materials Using GPT-4: Observational Study.

JMIR cardio
BACKGROUND: Heart failure management involves comprehensive lifestyle modifications such as daily weights, fluid and sodium restriction, and blood pressure monitoring, placing additional responsibility on patients and caregivers, with successful adhe...

Co-Design of a Health Screening Program Fact Sheet by People Experiencing Homelessness and ChatGPT: Focus Group Study.

JMIR formative research
BACKGROUND: People experiencing homelessness have worse oral health outcomes and a notable health informational asymmetry compared to the general population. Screening programs present a viable option for this population; however, barriers to access,...

Quality assessment of large language models' output in maternal health.

Scientific reports
Optimising healthcare is linked to broadening access to health literacy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. The safe and responsible deployment of Large Language Models (LLMs) may provide accurate, reliable, and culturally relevant healthcare inform...

Needs and Preferences of Swedish Young Adults for a Digital App Promoting Mental Health Literacy, Occupational Balance, and Peer Support: Qualitative Interview Study.

JMIR formative research
BACKGROUND: Young adults experience stressors in their transition to adulthood and are at increased risk of mental ill-health. This risk is compounded by young adults' low levels of mental health literacy and limited competencies in implementing stra...

Co-designing an online educational resource to help adolescents improve their digital health literacy.

BMC public health
BACKGROUND: Digital media is ubiquitous in adolescents' lives and provides many opportunities to engage with health information. However, there is an increased risk of engaging with inaccurate or biased health information on the internet, resulting i...

Game Design, Effectiveness, and Implementation of Serious Games Promoting Aspects of Mental Health Literacy Among Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review.

JMIR mental health
BACKGROUND: The effects of traditional health-promoting and preventive interventions in mental health and mental health literacy are often attenuated by low adherence and user engagement. Gamified approaches such as serious games (SGs) may be useful ...

Evaluation of Large Language Models in Tailoring Educational Content for Cancer Survivors and Their Caregivers: Quality Analysis.

JMIR cancer
BACKGROUND: Cancer survivors and their caregivers, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds with limited health literacy or racial and ethnic minorities facing language barriers, are at a disproportionately higher risk of experiencing sympto...

AI Chatbots as Sources of STD Information: A Study on Reliability and Readability.

Journal of medical systems
BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are increasingly used for medical inquiries, including sensitive topics like sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). However, concerns remain regarding the reliability and readability of the information...

Evaluating AI-generated patient education materials for spinal surgeries: Comparative analysis of readability and DISCERN quality across ChatGPT and deepseek models.

International journal of medical informatics
BACKGROUND: Access to patient-centered health information is essential for informed decision-making. However, online medical resources vary in quality and often fail to accommodate differing degrees of health literacy. This issue is particularly evid...

Evaluating the Performance of Artificial Intelligence for Improving Readability of Online English- and Spanish-Language Orthopaedic Patient Educational Material: Challenges in Bridging the Digital Divide.

The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume
BACKGROUND: The readability of most online patient educational materials (OPEMs) in orthopaedic surgery is above the American Medical Association/National Institutes of Health recommended reading level of sixth grade for both English- and Spanish-lan...