Table 3 Description of participants in the RCT.

From: Technology-supported self-triage decision making

Characteristic

SAA Group (n = 301)

ChatGPT Group (n = 299)

Age, M (SD)

31.4 (9.97)

30.6 (9.07)

Gender, n (%)

 Male

145 (48%)

155 (52%)

 Female

128 (43%)

118 (39%)

 Diverse or not disclosed

28 (9%)

26 (9%)

Education, n (%)

 Less than high school diploma

15 (5%)

15 (5%)

 High school graduate, GED, or alternative

93 (31%)

79 (26%)

 Some college or Associate degree

32 (11%)

38 (13%)

 Bachelor degree

74 (25%)

83 (28%)

 Graduate degree or higher

87 (29%)

84 (28%)

Medical training, n (%)

 No training at all

200 (66%)

183 (61%)

 Basic first aid training

101 (34%)

116 (39%)

Previous experience with SAAs, n (%)

 Never used before

228 (76%)

223 (75%)

 Tested them, but did not use them again

51 (17%)

54 (18%)

 Use them from time to time

20 (7%)

20 (7%)

 Use them regularly

2 ( < 1%)

2 ( < 1%)

Previous experience with LLMs, n (%)

 Never used before

57 (19%)

43 (14%)

 Tested them, but did not use them again

64 (21%)

59 (20%)

 Use them from time to time

116 (39%)

110 (37%)

 Use them regularly

64 (21%)

87 (29%)

Self-efficacy, M (SD)

3.33 (0.46)

3.39 (0.41)

Affinity for technology, M (SD)

4.11 (1.03)

4.15 (1.02)

  1. N = 600, M = Mean, SD = Standard Deviation, n = number