Table 4. Comparison of information sources.
Variable | Outcomes | Standard information (median and 25th; 75th percentiles) | ChatGPT responses (median and 25th; 75th percentiles) | p-value* |
How useful was the information? | 0 = very little; 5= = really useful | 4 (3;4) | 5 (4;5) | 0.0002 |
How understandable was the information? | 0 = very difficult; 5 = very easy | 4 (4;5) | 5 (4;5) | 0.0005 |
Did the information make you nervous about getting the side effects? | 0 = very little; 5 = very much | 4 (3;5) | 3 (2;4) | 0.000 |
Which of the two information texts do you prefer? | N (proportion) | 7 (15.2%)** | 36 (78.3%)** | - |