Research Article

Comparison of chemotherapy informed consent forms written by humans and artificial intelligence: exploring the potential of AI-assisted health communication

Volume: 6 Number: 5 October 24, 2025
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Comparison of chemotherapy informed consent forms written by humans and artificial intelligence: exploring the potential of AI-assisted health communication

Abstract

Aims: Informed consent is a legal requirement prior to chemotherapy treatment, and its readability is critical to ensuring that patients are adequately informed before undergoing a therapy associated with significant side effects and complications. This study aimed to compare the readability levels of informed consent documents for chemotherapy, authored by a human and generated by artificial intelligence (AI), in both their original Turkish versions and English translations. Methods: This in silico study evaluated two chemotherapy informed consent forms: one written by a healthcare professional currently used at Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital, and the other generated using the GPT-4 language model. Both forms were assessed in their original Turkish versions and in their English translations. Readability of the Turkish texts was measured using the Ateşman index, while the English versions were evaluated using the Flesch-Kincaid grade level (FKGL) formula. Results: The human-written Turkish form had an Ateşman score of 62.2, corresponding to the 9th–10th grade reading level, while the AI-generated Turkish form had a slightly higher score of 65.7, also indicating a 9th–10th grade readability level. In the English versions, the human-authored form scored 16.56 on the FKGL scale, representing a "college graduate" reading level and classified as “extremely difficult”. In contrast, the AI-generated form scored 14.07, corresponding to a “college junior” level and classified as “professional” in terms of reading difficulty. Conclusion: Although both forms require advanced reading skills, the AI-generated documents were found to be shorter, more concise, and had higher readability scores. These findings suggest that AI may serve as a supportive tool in simplifying medical texts and enhancing patient communication-particularly in information-dense fields such as pharmacology.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Medical Pharmacology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 24, 2025

Submission Date

August 4, 2025

Acceptance Date

August 29, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 6 Number: 5

APA
Uskur, T., & Arıcan Tarım, B. (2025). Comparison of chemotherapy informed consent forms written by humans and artificial intelligence: exploring the potential of AI-assisted health communication. Journal of Medicine and Palliative Care, 6(5), 443-446. https://doi.org/10.47582/jompac.1757913
AMA
1.Uskur T, Arıcan Tarım B. Comparison of chemotherapy informed consent forms written by humans and artificial intelligence: exploring the potential of AI-assisted health communication. J Med Palliat Care / JOMPAC / jompac. 2025;6(5):443-446. doi:10.47582/jompac.1757913
Chicago
Uskur, Tuğçe, and Bahar Arıcan Tarım. 2025. “Comparison of Chemotherapy Informed Consent Forms Written by Humans and Artificial Intelligence: Exploring the Potential of AI-Assisted Health Communication”. Journal of Medicine and Palliative Care 6 (5): 443-46. https://doi.org/10.47582/jompac.1757913.
EndNote
Uskur T, Arıcan Tarım B (October 1, 2025) Comparison of chemotherapy informed consent forms written by humans and artificial intelligence: exploring the potential of AI-assisted health communication. Journal of Medicine and Palliative Care 6 5 443–446.
IEEE
[1]T. Uskur and B. Arıcan Tarım, “Comparison of chemotherapy informed consent forms written by humans and artificial intelligence: exploring the potential of AI-assisted health communication”, J Med Palliat Care / JOMPAC / jompac, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 443–446, Oct. 2025, doi: 10.47582/jompac.1757913.
ISNAD
Uskur, Tuğçe - Arıcan Tarım, Bahar. “Comparison of Chemotherapy Informed Consent Forms Written by Humans and Artificial Intelligence: Exploring the Potential of AI-Assisted Health Communication”. Journal of Medicine and Palliative Care 6/5 (October 1, 2025): 443-446. https://doi.org/10.47582/jompac.1757913.
JAMA
1.Uskur T, Arıcan Tarım B. Comparison of chemotherapy informed consent forms written by humans and artificial intelligence: exploring the potential of AI-assisted health communication. J Med Palliat Care / JOMPAC / jompac. 2025;6:443–446.
MLA
Uskur, Tuğçe, and Bahar Arıcan Tarım. “Comparison of Chemotherapy Informed Consent Forms Written by Humans and Artificial Intelligence: Exploring the Potential of AI-Assisted Health Communication”. Journal of Medicine and Palliative Care, vol. 6, no. 5, Oct. 2025, pp. 443-6, doi:10.47582/jompac.1757913.
Vancouver
1.Tuğçe Uskur, Bahar Arıcan Tarım. Comparison of chemotherapy informed consent forms written by humans and artificial intelligence: exploring the potential of AI-assisted health communication. J Med Palliat Care / JOMPAC / jompac. 2025 Oct. 1;6(5):443-6. doi:10.47582/jompac.1757913

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