Potential role of ChatGPT in simplifying and improving informed consent forms for vaccination: a pilot study conducted in Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Informed consent forms are important for assisting patients in making informed choices regarding medical procedures. Because of their lengthy nature, complexity and specialised terminology, consent forms usually prove challenging for the general public to comprehend. This pilot study aims to use Chat Generative Pretrained Transformer (ChatGPT), a large language model (LLM), to improve the readability and understandability of a consent form for vaccination.

Methods

The study was conducted in Italy, within the Central Tuscany Local Health Unit. Three different consent forms were selected and approved: the standard consent form currently in use (A), a new form totally generated by ChatGPT (B) and a modified version of the standard form created by ChatGPT (C). Healthc

SUBMITTER: Cosma C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11848659 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature