Assessing the Quality of AI Responses to Patient Concerns About Axial Spondyloarthritis: Delphi-Based Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a chronic autoinflammatory disease with heterogeneous clinical features, presenting considerable complexity for sustained patient self-management. Although the use of large language models (LLMs) in health care is rapidly expanding, there has been no rigorous assessment of their capacity to provide axSpA-specific health guidance.

Objective

This study aimed to develop a patient-centered needs assessment tool and conduct a systematic evaluation of the quality of LLM-generated health advice for patients with axSpA.

Methods

A 2-round Delphi consensus process guided the design of the questionnaire, which was subsequently administered to 84 patients with axSpA and 26 rheumatologists. Patient-identified key concerns were formulat

SUBMITTER: Bai J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12824573 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature