Evaluating the Readability of Pediatric Neurocutaneous Syndromes–Related Patient Education Material Created by a Custom GPT With Retrieval Augmentation

TL;DR

This study shows that a custom GPT can create patient education materials about neurocutaneous syndromes that are easier to read.

Contribution

The novel use of retrieval augmentation in a GPT to improve readability without explicit prompts for reading level.

Findings

A custom GPT with retrieval augmentation can generate patient education materials for neurocutaneous syndromes.

The generated materials have improved readability compared to standard outputs.

The system does not require explicit instructions for a specific reading level.

Abstract

In our study, we developed a GPT assistant with a custom knowledge base for neurocutaneous diseases, tested its ability to answer common patient questions, and showed that a GPT using retrieval augmentation generation can improve the readability of patient educational material without being prompted for a specific reading level.

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