Let's chat (GPT) about adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: accuracy and reliability of chat responses to frequently asked questions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients increasingly seek online medical information, with artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots like ChatGPT emerging as potential resources for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS); however, their accuracy and reliability need assessment. This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of ChatGPT, an AI model, in answering questions related to AIS.

Methods

Sixty-four questions across four categories (general information, diagnosis and screening, treatment and follow-up, and quality of life [QoL]) were adapted from FAQs on professional association websites, the SOSORT consensus article, and QoL questionnaires. Two reviewers rated ChatGPT's responses on a scale from 1 (correct and comprehensive) to 4 (completely incorrect). Descriptive statistics were

SUBMITTER: Giray E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12659483 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature