Table 1 Sample description according to intervention condition

From: Evaluating evidence-based health information from generative AI using a cross-sectional study with laypeople seeking screening information

 

Intervention

Control

Difference (p)

Gender (% female)

53.7

51.0

Age in years (M[SD])

46.5 [15.8]

46.3 [15.3]

Education

  

PhD (%)

5.4

3.3

 

Master’s degree (%)

18.1

14.6

 

Bachelor’s degree (%)

39.6

47.0

 

School education up to age 18 (%)

18.8

22.5

 

Professional or technical qualifications (%)

12.1

7.3

 

No formal education (%)

6.0

5.3

 

At least some experience with LLM (%)

65.8

60.3

At least once per month LLM health info. (%)

30.2

33.1

Preferred topic

  

Breast cancer screening (%)

55.0

52.3

 

Prostate cancer screening (%)

45.0

47.7

 

Number of prompts out of four (M[SD])

3.0 [1.0]

2.9 [1.0]

Prompt word count (M[SD])

8.2 [6.4]

7.3 [3.4]

0.032