Development and Validation of an Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Patient Education Material for Ostomy Patients: A Methodological Study.
Hatice Yüceler Kaçmaz, Hilal Kahraman, Seda Akutay and 1 others
PMID 39422196WHAT IT FOUND
Experts rated an AI-assisted ostomy education booklet as generally understandable and actionable, but readability was higher than recommended.
No ostomy patients tested it, so it is not proven to help patients learn or self-care.
Key findings
01The flip book scored 81.91% for understandability and 85.33% for actionability on the 0-100 PEMAT scale.
02Readability scores were Flesch-Kincaid grade 8.53, Gunning Fog 10.9 and SMOG 7.99, above recommended sixth to eighth grade levels.
03No ostomy patients were included in the validation, limiting practical applicability.
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What it does not show
No ostomy patients were included, so the material was not tested for patient understanding, use or outcomes. Only 10 WOC nurses and academicians reviewed the material, and the ratings varied widely, with standard deviations of 19.05 for understandability and 26.44 for actionability. The material was created using ChatGPT 4.0 only, so results may not generalise to other AI chatbots. Readability was higher than recommended for patient education, with grade levels described as ninth, eleventh and eighth grade. The study did not test knowledge, skills, satisfaction, quality of life or clinical outcomes in patients.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflicts of interest. Funding is not reported.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that this AI-assisted ostomy booklet improves patient understanding or self-care. No ostomy patients tested it, and its readability was higher than recommended for patient education.