Risks and benefits of ChatGPT in informing patients and families with rare kidney diseases: an explorative assessment by the European Rare Kidney Disease Reference Network (ERKNet)
ChatGPT exhibited substantial potential in addressing patient inquiries regarding rare kidney diseases in a real-world context. While it demonstrated resilience against misinformation in this application, careful human oversight remains essential and indispensable.
Authors
- Jan Halbritter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1377-9880)
- Lutz T. Weber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4116-598X)
- Franz Schaefer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7564-9937)
- Max C. Liebau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0494-9080)
- Jaap Mulder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5404-9203)
- Ana Maria Teixeira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1498-949X)
- Stefan Kohl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9600-8231)
- Michał Maternik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7292-0795)
- Albertien M. van Eerde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5953-5956)
- Valentina Capone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9177-3532)
- Thomas Osterholt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5047-0252)
- Rik Westland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4960-4078)
- Flavia Galletti
- Valentina Neukel
Institutions
- University of Cologne (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico (IT)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Emma Kinderziekenhuis (NL)
- Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo (PT)
- Willem-Alexander Kinderziekenhuis (NL)
- Erasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital (NL)
- University Hospital Cologne (DE)
- Centro Hospitalar do Porto (PT)
- Gdańsk Medical University (PL)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Nephrology
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-025-06746-w
- Primary Topic
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- European Commission
- Universitätsklinikum Köln
- European Rare Kidney Disease Reference Network