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October 11, 2025BMC PediatricsOpen Access

Performance of several large language models when answering common patient questions about type 1 diabetes in children: accuracy, comprehensibility and practicality

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YÖYasemin Denkboy ÖngenAAAyla İrem AydınMAMeryem Atak

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Overview

Cross-sectional comparative analysis reveals large language models can provide reliable answers in pediatric diabetes, suggesting their potential role in healthcare.

Key Points

  • Large language models showed similar performance when answering common questions about type 1 diabetes in children.
  • ChatGPT-4o achieved the highest mean score of 3.78 ± 1.09, while Gemini scored the lowest at 3.40 ± 1.24.
  • The evaluation used a standard prompt and was assessed by pediatric endocrinologists using the General Quality Scale.
  • Despite no significant differences, the study highlights the promise of advanced models in providing patient-friendly answers.

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Öngen et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68ea72339f1bd4df558cede9https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05945-6
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