"Hospice care could be a compassionate choice": ChatGPT responses to questions about decision making in advanced cancer

"Hospice care could be a compassionate choice": ChatGPT responses to questions about decision making in advanced cancer
Journal of Palliative Medicine; by Meghan McDarby, Emily L Mroz, Jessica Hahne, Charlotte D Malling, Brian D Carpenter, Patricia A Parker; 9/24
Objective: To examine the content of ChatGPT responses to a hypothetical patient question about decision making in advanced cancer... ChatGPT responses (N= 96) were coded for mentions of: hospice care, palliative care, financial implications of treatment, second opinions, clinical trials, discussing the decision with loved ones, and discussing the decision with care providers... Responses more frequently mentioned clinical trials for vignettes describing 45-year-old patients compared with 65- and 85-year-old patients. When vignettes mentioned a preexisting recommendation for hospice, responses more frequently mentioned seeking a second opinion and hospice care... ChatGPT responses to questions about advanced cancer decision making can be heterogeneous based on demographic and clinical characteristics. Findings underscore the possible impact of this heterogeneity on treatment decision making in patients with cancer.