Table 1.
Health chatbot trust questions and responses.
Question | Patients with Likert response ≥4 (n=392), n (%) | Likert response (range 1-5), mean (SD) |
I could trust answers from a health chatbot about logistical questions (such as scheduling appointments, insurance questions, medication requests). | 312 (79.6) | 3.94 (0.92) |
I could trust a chatbot to provide advice about preventative care, such as vaccines, or cancer screenings. | 248 (63.3) | 3.52 (1.10) |
I could trust a chatbot to provide diagnostic advice about symptoms. | 152 (38.8) | 2.90 (1.14) |
I could trust a chatbot to provide treatment advice. | 150 (38.3) | 2.89 (1.12) |
AIa chatbots can be a more trustworthy alternative to Google to answer my health questions. | 232 (59.2) | 3.56 (1.02) |
Health chatbots could help me make better decisions. | 236 (60.2) | 3.49 (0.91) |
aAI: artificial intelligence.