Evaluation of the Quality and Reliability of ChatGPT-4's Responses on Allergen Immunotherapy Using Validated Instruments for Health Information Quality Assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer 4 (ChatGPT-4) represents an advancing large language model (LLM) with potential applications in medical education and patient care. While Allergen Immunotherapy (AIT) can change the course of allergic diseases, it can also bring uncertainty to patients, who turn to readily available resources such as ChatGPT-4 to address these doubts. This study aimed to use validated tools to evaluate the information provided by ChatGPT-4 regarding AIT in terms of quality, reliability, and readability.

Methods

In accordance with EAACI clinical guidelines about AIT, 24 questions were selected and introduced in ChatGPT-4. Independent reviewers evaluated ChatGPT-4 responses using three validated tools: the DISCERN instrument (quality), JAMA Be

SUBMITTER: Cherrez-Ojeda I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12665041 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature