ReLay: Personalized LLM-Generated Plain-Language Summaries for Better Understanding, but at What Cost?
Paper • 2605.00468 • Published
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1 | Employed full-time | $75,000–$99,999 | No | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Familiar | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Not familiar at all | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Apple | A little interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | A little interested | Not interested | A little interested | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Yes | no | Daily | I usually ask him questions to help me plan projects | ChatGPT, Copilot (Microsoft) | Rarely | 5% | Somewhat confident | Search online (Websites), Use Artifical Intelligence (like chatbots i.e. Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.,) | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications, To learn about prevention or healthy habits | reddit, webmd | Very reliable | Slightly reliable | Reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Slightly reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I check with my physician | I had a cheeseburger for dinner. | Most of the time |
2 | Unemployed | Less than $25,000 | No | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Very familiar | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Not familiar at all | Very familiar | Slightly familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Apple | Interested | A little interested | A little interested | A little interested | Moderately interested | Interested | Moderately interested | A little interested | A little interested | Not interested | Interested | Not interested | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment | Prevention | Treatment | Yes | I don't have any chronic health conditions. N/A | A few times a month | I use AI tools to research topics I'm interested in want to learn more about, so I will ask it questions to receive relevant information on such topics. | ChatGPT | Never | 5% | Very confident | Search online (Websites), Ask healthcare professionals, Ask friends or family | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications, To learn about prevention or healthy habits, To get reassurance or a second opinion | Mayo Clinic, WebMD | Very reliable | Not reliable | Reliable | Slightly reliable | Slightly reliable | I compare the information with other reliable websites., I go with my intuition or what “feels right", I trust sources I’ve used before., I check with my physician | I had a creamy chicken and vegetable stew over white rice. | Most of the time |
3 | Employed part-time | Less than $25,000 | No | Familiar | Slightly familiar | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Not familiar at all | Very familiar | Slightly familiar | Moderately familiar | Familiar | Very familiar | Apple | Interested | Very interested | A little interested | Interested | Moderately interested | Very interested | A little interested | Very interested | Moderately interested | Interested | Moderately interested | Very interested | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Yes | Carpal tunnel, Migraines, Diabetes | Daily | I usually ask them about what something means like a word or sentence. | ChatGPT, Gemini (Google) | Sometimes | 5% | Somewhat confident | Search online (Websites), Ask healthcare professionals, Ask friends or family, Chatbots that appear when I use search engines like Google or Bing | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications | reddit.com, mayoclinic.org, diabetes.org | Somewhat Reliable | Reliable | Reliable | Slightly reliable | Slightly reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I follow what others share on social media, I go with my intuition or what “feels right", I trust sources I’ve used before., I check with my physician | I had spaghetti, pizza and cheez its. | Most of the time |
4 | Employed full-time | $25,000–$49,999 | No | Familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Moderately familiar | Familiar | Moderately familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Apple | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | A little interested | Moderately interested | A little interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Interested | Interested | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Yes | Yes, depression | A few times a month | general information questions | ChatGPT, Gemini (Google), Copilot (Microsoft) | Rarely | 5% | Neutral | Search online (Websites) | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To learn about prevention or healthy habits | Web MD, Healthline, Verywell Health | Reliable | Not reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Not reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I trust sources I’ve used before. | I had chicken and broccoli with pasta. | Rarely |
5 | Employed full-time | $50,000–$74,999 | No | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Slightly familiar | Very familiar | Not familiar at all | Very familiar | Moderately familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Apple | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Yes | No | A few times a week | General idea generation | ChatGPT, Copilot (Microsoft) | Rarely | 5% | Somewhat confident | Search online (Websites), Ask healthcare professionals | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To learn about prevention or healthy habits | webmd | Very reliable | Reliable | Reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Slightly reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic) | I had waffles and sausage for dinner last night. | Sometimes |
6 | Employed full-time | $25,000–$49,999 | No | Familiar | Moderately familiar | Very familiar | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Very familiar | Not familiar at all | Very familiar | Slightly familiar | Moderately familiar | Very familiar | Moderately familiar | Apple | Interested | Interested | Interested | Interested | Interested | Interested | Moderately interested | Interested | Interested | A little interested | Not interested | A little interested | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Prevention | Treatment, Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Yes | high cholesteral | Daily | personal and financial | ChatGPT | Sometimes | 5% | Neutral | Search online (Websites), Ask healthcare professionals, Ask friends or family, Use Artifical Intelligence (like chatbots i.e. Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.,) | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To learn about prevention or healthy habits, To get reassurance or a second opinion | WebMD | Somewhat Reliable | Slightly reliable | Reliable | Not reliable | Slightly reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I trust sources I’ve used before., I check with ChatGPT, I check with my physician | I had a cheeseburger and potato chips with dip | Most of the time |
7 | Unemployed | Less than $25,000 | No | Familiar | Familiar | Slightly familiar | Familiar | Not familiar at all | Slightly familiar | Not familiar at all | Very familiar | Slightly familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Apple | A little interested | A little interested | Not interested | A little interested | Not interested | A little interested | A little interested | Interested | A little interested | Very interested | Interested | Very interested | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management | Prevention | Treatment, Management | Yes | Depression, Bipolar Disorder | A few times a month | Questions about my anxiety | ChatGPT | Never | 5% | Somewhat confident | Search online (Websites), Ask healthcare professionals, Ask friends or family, Use Artifical Intelligence (like chatbots i.e. Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.,) | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications, To learn about prevention or healthy habits | WebMD, Local portal from clinics, Mayo Clinic | Reliable | Reliable | Very reliable | Slightly reliable | Not reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic) | I had chicken and fries for dinner, but I didn't feel like eating much else because I wasn't feeling well mentally. | Always |
8 | Employed full-time | $50,000–$74,999 | No | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Familiar | Slightly familiar | Not familiar at all | Moderately familiar | Not familiar at all | Very familiar | Slightly familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Very familiar | Apple | Not interested | Not interested | A little interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Interested | Not interested | Not interested | A little interested | Moderately interested | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management | Yes | diabetes, depression, ptsd, fibromylgia, degeneritive disc disease, chronic pain | Daily | I ask whatever i don't know about. Cooking, movies, hobbies, health, investments. Anything im curious about. | Copilot (Microsoft) | Sometimes | 5% | Neutral | Search online (Websites), Ask healthcare professionals, Use Artifical Intelligence (like chatbots i.e. Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.,) | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications, To learn about prevention or healthy habits, To get reassurance or a second opinion | webmd, reddit | Somewhat Reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Reliable | Not reliable | Slightly reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I check with ChatGPT, I check with my physician | I had grilled chicken wings with spicy garlic sauce. | Sometimes |
9 | Unemployed | $25,000–$49,999 | No | Familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Moderately familiar | Not familiar at all | Familiar | Not familiar at all | Familiar | Slightly familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Apple | A little interested | A little interested | Not interested | A little interested | Moderately interested | A little interested | Moderately interested | Not interested | A little interested | Not interested | A little interested | A little interested | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Yes | depression | Never | null | null | Rarely | 5% | Somewhat confident | Search online (Websites), Use social media (Instagram, Tiktok, etc.,), Chatbots that appear when I use search engines like Google or Bing | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications, To learn about prevention or healthy habits | mayoclinic, webmd, reddit | Reliable | Reliable | Reliable | Not reliable | Slightly reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I follow what others share on social media, I go with my intuition or what “feels right", I trust sources I’ve used before. | Last night for dinner I had ground beef and eggs. | Rarely |
10 | Employed full-time | $100,000–$149,999 | No | Very familiar | Familiar | Very familiar | Moderately familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Moderately familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Apple | Interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | A little interested | Not interested | Not interested | Interested | Interested | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Yes | No | Daily | I ask it to edit documents and emails. I also ask it food questions. | ChatGPT | Sometimes | 5% | Very confident | Search online (Websites), Ask healthcare professionals | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications, To learn about prevention or healthy habits, To get reassurance or a second opinion, To help someone | Mayoclinic.org, WebMD.com, CDC.Gov | Reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Reliable | Not reliable | Not reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I trust sources I’ve used before. | I had cheese pizza. | Sometimes |
11 | Employed part-time | Less than $25,000 | No | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Not familiar at all | Slightly familiar | Not familiar at all | Moderately familiar | Not familiar at all | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Familiar | Apple | A little interested | A little interested | A little interested | A little interested | A little interested | A little interested | A little interested | A little interested | A little interested | Not interested | Not interested | Moderately interested | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Prevention | Yes | no | A few times a year | with help researching things | Gemini (Google) | I don’t read medical materials | 5% | Neutral | Search online (Websites) | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications, To learn about prevention or healthy habits | webmd | Very reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Reliable | Slightly reliable | Not reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic) | I had some black bean ramen noodles. | Never |
12 | Employed full-time | $100,000–$149,999 | No | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Very familiar | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Moderately familiar | Not familiar at all | Familiar | Slightly familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Familiar | Apple | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | A little interested | A little interested | A little interested | Moderately interested | Not interested | Moderately interested | A little interested | Moderately interested | A little interested | Moderately interested | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Yes | none | A few times a week | general information on various topics | ChatGPT, Gemini (Google) | Rarely | 5% | Somewhat confident | Search online (Websites), Use Artifical Intelligence (like chatbots i.e. Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.,), Chatbots that appear when I use search engines like Google or Bing | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications, To learn about prevention or healthy habits, To help someone | WebMD | Reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Reliable | Slightly reliable | Not reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I trust sources I’ve used before. | I had grilled chicken, rice and macaroni salad. | Sometimes |
13 | Employed full-time | Less than $25,000 | No | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Not familiar at all | Slightly familiar | Not familiar at all | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Apple | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Yes | none | Less often than once a year | General questions about world events | ChatGPT | I don’t read medical materials | 5% | Neutral | Search online (Websites) | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis | WebMD, CDC, WHO | Reliable | Reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Not reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I go with my intuition or what “feels right" | I had rice and vegetables. | Never |
14 | Unemployed | Less than $25,000 | No | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Apple | Not interested | Moderately interested | Not interested | Not interested | A little interested | A little interested | Not interested | A little interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | A little interested | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Yes | ulcerative colitis arthritis fibro depression anxiety | Never | null | null | Never | 5% | Very confident | Search online (Websites) | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications, To learn about prevention or healthy habits, To get reassurance or a second opinion | google, tiktok, facebook | Not reliable | Not reliable | Slightly reliable | Not reliable | Somewhat Reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I go with my intuition or what “feels right" | I had beef stew last night. | Rarely |
15 | Employed part-time | Less than $25,000 | No | Familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Not familiar at all | Familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Apple | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Yes | OCD | Never | null | null | Rarely | 5% | Neutral | Ask healthcare professionals | To get reassurance or a second opinion | WebMD | Reliable | Not reliable | Slightly reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Not reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites. | I had beans and sausage for dinner. | Always |
16 | Student | Less than $25,000 | No | Familiar | Familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Familiar | Not familiar at all | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Very familiar | Familiar | Very familiar | Apple | Very interested | Very interested | Interested | Very interested | Moderately interested | Very interested | Moderately interested | Interested | A little interested | Interested | Interested | Very interested | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment | Treatment, Management | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Yes | Depression, anxiety, OCD | Daily | Health, learning, recipes, general information, plans, guidance | ChatGPT, Gemini (Google) | Sometimes | 5% | Somewhat confident | Search online (Websites), Ask healthcare professionals, Ask friends or family, Use Artifical Intelligence (like chatbots i.e. Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.,) | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications, To learn about prevention or healthy habits, To get reassurance or a second opinion, To help someone | Mayo Clinic, WebMD, Cleveland Clinic | Very reliable | Very reliable | Very reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Slightly reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I trust sources I’ve used before., I check with ChatGPT, I check with my physician | I had homemade spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread sticks! | Sometimes |
17 | Employed full-time | Less than $25,000 | No | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Apple | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Management, Prevention | Prevention | Management, Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Yes | No | A few times a week | Research or goal planning | ChatGPT, Gemini (Google), Copilot (Microsoft) | Never | 5% | Very confident | Search online (Websites) | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications, To learn about prevention or healthy habits, To get reassurance or a second opinion | Google, Healthline, NCBI | Very reliable | Very reliable | Very reliable | Very reliable | Very reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I go with my intuition or what “feels right", I trust sources I’ve used before. | I didn't eat dinner last night. | Never |
18 | Employed full-time | $75,000–$99,999 | No | Familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Not familiar at all | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Moderately familiar | Apple | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | A little interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | A little interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | A little interested | Moderately interested | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Management | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment | Prevention | Management | Yes | No | A few times a week | I ask what medicine is good for the symptoms. I ask which vitamins to use and about drug interactions. | ChatGPT, Gemini (Google), Claude, Copilot (Microsoft) | Rarely | 5% | Somewhat confident | Search online (Websites), Use Artifical Intelligence (like chatbots i.e. Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.,), Chatbots that appear when I use search engines like Google or Bing | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications, To learn about prevention or healthy habits, To get reassurance or a second opinion, To help someone | WebMD, Healthline, MayoClinic | Reliable | Very reliable | Reliable | Reliable | Slightly reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I trust sources I’ve used before. | I had tuna salad on crackers for dinner last night. | Rarely |
19 | Employed part-time | $25,000–$49,999 | No | Familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Familiar | Not familiar at all | Familiar | Moderately familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Apple | Interested | Interested | A little interested | Moderately interested | Not interested | Moderately interested | Not interested | Interested | A little interested | Very interested | Interested | Very interested | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Management, Prevention | Treatment, Prevention | Management, Prevention | Yes | Autoimmune gastritis | A few times a week | I mostly use AI tools for academic purposes, such as generating varied math word problems for my students, drafting lesson plans, and creating grading rubrics. | ChatGPT, Claude | Never | 5% | Very confident | Search online (Websites), Ask healthcare professionals | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To learn about prevention or healthy habits | Mayo Clinic, CDC, WebMD | Very reliable | Very reliable | Reliable | Reliable | Not reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I trust sources I’ve used before., I check with my physician | I made myself a simple chicken stir-fry with broccoli and rice. | Sometimes |
20 | Employed full-time | $25,000–$49,999 | No | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Very familiar | Slightly familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Apple | A little interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | A little interested | A little interested | A little interested | A little interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment | Treatment | Treatment, Prevention | Treatment | Treatment, Management | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management | Treatment | Treatment | Treatment | Treatment | Yes | Chronic Kidney disease, Diabetes | A few times a month | Random things like ideas and planning for days and events. | ChatGPT | I don’t read medical materials | 5% | Somewhat confident | Search online (Websites), Ask healthcare professionals, Use Artifical Intelligence (like chatbots i.e. Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.,) | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications | webmd | Somewhat Reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Not reliable | Not reliable | I compare the information with other reliable websites., I check with my physician | I had a big mac because it was cheap and I did not feel like cooking. | Most of the time |
21 | Unemployed | Less than $25,000 | No | Familiar | Slightly familiar | Very familiar | Slightly familiar | Not familiar at all | Moderately familiar | Not familiar at all | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Moderately familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Apple | Not interested | A little interested | Not interested | A little interested | A little interested | A little interested | Interested | Not interested | A little interested | Not interested | A little interested | A little interested | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment | Treatment | Yes | null | Daily | Recipes, gift ideas, information on tv, any random question I have | Gemini (Google) | Rarely | 5% | Somewhat confident | Search online (Websites), Use Artifical Intelligence (like chatbots i.e. Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.,) | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications | Mayo Clinic, Cleveland clinic, medfast.com/urgent care | Reliable | Very reliable | Reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Slightly reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites. | Last night I had a slice of white pizza with tomatoes and basil on it. | Rarely |
22 | Unemployed | $50,000–$74,999 | Yes | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Not familiar at all | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Very familiar | Apple | A little interested | A little interested | Not interested | A little interested | A little interested | A little interested | A little interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Interested | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment | Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Management, Prevention | Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Yes | hypothyroidism, dysthymic depression, ptsd, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder | Never | null | null | Rarely | 5% | Neutral | Search online (Websites), Ask healthcare professionals, Ask friends or family | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications, To learn about prevention or healthy habits | Cleveland Clinic, Healthline, National Institutes of Health | Very reliable | Reliable | Reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Not reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I trust sources I’ve used before., I check with my physician | I had tonkatsu ramen and it really hurt my stomach. | Always |
23 | Employed full-time | $100,000–$149,999 | No | Familiar | Familiar | Very familiar | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Moderately familiar | Not familiar at all | Familiar | Not familiar at all | Very familiar | Familiar | Very familiar | Apple | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Interested | A little interested | A little interested | Moderately interested | Not interested | A little interested | Not interested | Interested | Moderately interested | Very interested | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Yes | Depression | Daily | I ask for a lot of help related to coding and research | ChatGPT, Gemini (Google), Claude | Rarely | 5% | Somewhat confident | Search online (Websites), Ask healthcare professionals, Ask friends or family, Use Artifical Intelligence (like chatbots i.e. Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.,) | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications, To learn about prevention or healthy habits, To get reassurance or a second opinion | webmd, reddit, pubmed | Very reliable | Slightly reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Slightly reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I trust sources I’ve used before. | Last night I made bbq chicken with potatoes and broccoli. | Most of the time |
24 | Employed full-time | $100,000–$149,999 | No | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Very familiar | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Familiar | Moderately familiar | Very familiar | Familiar | Apple | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | A little interested | Interested | Moderately interested | Very interested | A little interested | Moderately interested | Interested | A little interested | Moderately interested | Interested | Treatment | Treatment | Management, Prevention | Management | Treatment | Management | Management, Prevention | Treatment | Treatment | Management | Prevention | Management | Yes | no | A few times a week | academics | ChatGPT | Sometimes | 5% | Neutral | Search online (Websites), Ask healthcare professionals | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To learn about prevention or healthy habits | webmd | Reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Reliable | Slightly reliable | Slightly reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic) | I had burgers and fries for dinner last night. | Sometimes |
25 | Employed full-time | $75,000–$99,999 | Yes | Slightly familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Not familiar at all | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Apple | Moderately interested | A little interested | Not interested | A little interested | A little interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | A little interested | Moderately interested | A little interested | Not interested | A little interested | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management | Prevention | Prevention | Yes | Anxiety | A few times a week | Writing summaries, proofreading | ChatGPT, Gemini (Google), Claude, Copilot (Microsoft) | Rarely | 5% | Somewhat confident | Search online (Websites) | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To learn about prevention or healthy habits, To help someone | MayoClinic, CDC.gov, CleavelandClinic, WHO, JohnHopkins | Very reliable | Very reliable | Reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Not reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites. | I made sliced chicken with broccoli, garlic, cherry tomatos smashed cream sauce and penne pasta. | Sometimes |
26 | Employed part-time | $100,000–$149,999 | No | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Not familiar at all | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Apple | Interested | Interested | Interested | Interested | Interested | Interested | Interested | Interested | Interested | Interested | Interested | Interested | Treatment, Prevention | Treatment | Treatment | Treatment, Management | Treatment | Prevention | Management | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Yes | Acid reflux | Daily | Summarization, brainstorming ideas, tech-related questions | ChatGPT, Gemini (Google) | Rarely | 5% | Somewhat confident | Search online (Websites), Use Artifical Intelligence (like chatbots i.e. Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.,), Chatbots that appear when I use search engines like Google or Bing | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications, To learn about prevention or healthy habits, To get reassurance or a second opinion | Mayo Clinic, CDC, NIH, NHS | Reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Slightly reliable | Not reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I trust sources I’ve used before., I check with ChatGPT, I check with my physician | I had gnocchi with mushrooms and spinach. | Sometimes |
27 | Employed part-time | Less than $25,000 | No | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Familiar | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Moderately familiar | Not familiar at all | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Moderately familiar | Familiar | Moderately familiar | Apple | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Yes | Selective mutism | Daily | Code, research, health | ChatGPT, Gemini (Google) | Sometimes | 5% | Somewhat confident | Search online (Websites), Ask friends or family, Use social media (Instagram, Tiktok, etc.,), Use Artifical Intelligence (like chatbots i.e. Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.,) | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications, To learn about prevention or healthy habits | Selective Mutism Association, Cleveland Clinic | Reliable | Reliable | Reliable | Reliable | Somewhat Reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I trust sources I’ve used before. | I practice intermittent fasting and had more of a late lunch of some pork and vegetables at a friend's house followed by some snacks like popcorn and pistachios at home. | Sometimes |
28 | Unemployed | Less than $25,000 | Yes | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Moderately familiar | Not familiar at all | Slightly familiar | Not familiar at all | Not familiar at all | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Familiar | Moderately familiar | Apple | Interested | A little interested | Not interested | Not interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Not interested | A little interested | Not interested | Not interested | A little interested | Not interested | Prevention | Prevention | Management | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment | Management | Management, Prevention | Treatment | Management, Prevention | Treatment | Treatment | Yes | Cerebral Palsy | A few times a week | Information seeking and improving work | ChatGPT, Gemini (Google) | Rarely | 5% | Very confident | Search online (Websites), Ask healthcare professionals | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To learn about prevention or healthy habits | webmd.com, mayoclinic.com | Very reliable | Reliable | Reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Slightly reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I trust sources I’ve used before., I check with my physician | I did not eat dinner last night, though there was soup available. | Sometimes |
29 | Employed part-time | $25,000–$49,999 | No | Familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Moderately familiar | Very familiar | Familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Apple | Interested | Interested | A little interested | Interested | Very interested | Interested | Interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Interested | A little interested | Interested | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management | Prevention | Treatment, Management | Yes | Failed Back Syndrome, Neuropathy, Depression, Sinusitis, Anxiety Disorder, Obesity, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain, Asthma | A few times a month | General knowledge | Gemini (Google), Copilot (Microsoft) | Sometimes | 5% | Somewhat confident | Search online (Websites), Ask healthcare professionals, Use Artifical Intelligence (like chatbots i.e. Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.,) | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications, To learn about prevention or healthy habits, To get reassurance or a second opinion | https://www.webmd.com, https://my.clevelandclinic.org/, https://www.mayoclinic.org/ | Very reliable | Very reliable | Very reliable | Slightly reliable | Not reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I check with my physician | Last night, I ate a tortilla wrap with lettuce, turkey breast, peppers and cheese. | Sometimes |
30 | Unemployed | $25,000–$49,999 | No | Familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Familiar | Not familiar at all | Familiar | Slightly familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Very familiar | Apple | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | A little interested | A little interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Very interested | A little interested | Interested | A little interested | Very interested | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Prevention | Treatment, Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Yes | Depression, PTSD, prediabetes, tendonitis/impingement | Daily | financial, health, cooking, baking, child development | Gemini (Google) | Rarely | 5% | Very confident | Search online (Websites), Ask friends or family, Use Artifical Intelligence (like chatbots i.e. Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.,) | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To learn about prevention or healthy habits, To get reassurance or a second opinion | Very Well Health, WebMD, Cleveland Clinic | Reliable | Reliable | Reliable | Slightly reliable | Not reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I check with my physician | Last night I had the best cheeseburger with BBQ onions and homemade fries I've had in years. | Sometimes |
31 | Employed full-time | $75,000–$99,999 | No | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Familiar | Slightly familiar | Familiar | Slightly familiar | Familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Familiar | Very familiar | Apple | A little interested | A little interested | Not interested | Very interested | Moderately interested | Very interested | Moderately interested | Interested | Moderately interested | Not interested | A little interested | Very interested | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Prevention | Management, Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Yes | Degenerative disc disease | A few times a week | I ask academic questions, seeking summaries of inforamtion. | ChatGPT, Gemini (Google) | Rarely | 5% | Very confident | Search online (Websites), Chatbots that appear when I use search engines like Google or Bing | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications, To learn about prevention or healthy habits, To help someone | Webmd, mayo clinic, john's hopkins | Very reliable | Reliable | Reliable | Slightly reliable | Not reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites. | Last night I ate chicken with salad. | Rarely |
32 | Employed full-time | $50,000–$74,999 | No | Familiar | Familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Not familiar at all | Familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Moderately familiar | Familiar | Apple | Moderately interested | A little interested | A little interested | A little interested | A little interested | Not interested | Not interested | A little interested | A little interested | A little interested | Not interested | A little interested | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment | Treatment | Treatment | Treatment | Treatment | Treatment | Treatment, Management | Treatment, Management | Treatment, Management | Treatment | Treatment, Management | Yes | no | A few times a week | emails or information | ChatGPT, Gemini (Google), Copilot (Microsoft) | Sometimes | 5% | Somewhat confident | Search online (Websites), Ask healthcare professionals | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications | webmd,roswellpark,mayoclinic | Reliable | Reliable | Reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Slightly reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I check with my physician | I had pasta and meatballs for dinner last night. | Most of the time |
33 | Unemployed | $25,000–$49,999 | Yes | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Moderately familiar | Familiar | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Apple | A little interested | A little interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Interested | A little interested | Interested | A little interested | Interested | Moderately interested | Interested | Interested | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Prevention | Management | Prevention | Treatment, Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Management, Prevention | Yes | Not yet diagnosed | Never | null | null | Sometimes | 5% | Somewhat unconfident | Search online (Websites), Ask healthcare professionals, Ask friends or family | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications, To learn about prevention or healthy habits, To get reassurance or a second opinion | Web MD, Cleaveland Clinic | Very reliable | Reliable | Slightly reliable | Not reliable | Not reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I trust sources I’ve used before., I check with my physician | I had chicken and dill pickle salad! | Rarely |
34 | Employed full-time | $100,000–$149,999 | No | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Not familiar at all | Moderately familiar | Not familiar at all | Slightly familiar | Not familiar at all | Moderately familiar | Familiar | Very familiar | Apple | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | A little interested | Interested | A little interested | A little interested | A little interested | Interested | Moderately interested | Interested | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Yes | Depression, POTS, hypothyroid | A few times a year | I use it to summarize open-ended survey responses | ChatGPT | Rarely | 5% | Somewhat confident | Search online (Websites), Ask healthcare professionals, Ask friends or family, Reddit (might be considered social media?) | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications, To learn about prevention or healthy habits, To get reassurance or a second opinion | Cleveland clinic, mayo clinic, johns hopkins | Very reliable | Reliable | Very reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Not reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I check with my physician | Last night I had home-made lasagna, asparagus, bread, and salad. | Most of the time |
35 | Student | Less than $25,000 | No | Familiar | Moderately familiar | Familiar | Not familiar at all | Not familiar at all | Slightly familiar | Not familiar at all | Moderately familiar | Not familiar at all | Familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Apple | Interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | A little interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | A little interested | Treatment, Management | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Management | Prevention | Management | Yes | No | Daily | Academic, general | Gemini (Google) | Sometimes | 5% | Neutral | Search online (Websites), Use Artifical Intelligence (like chatbots i.e. Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.,) | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To help someone | www.cdc.gov, www.nih.gov, www.who.int | Very reliable | Very reliable | Reliable | Not reliable | Not reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I go with my intuition or what “feels right", I trust sources I’ve used before. | I had my usual dinner of rice with some beef and eggs. | Sometimes |
36 | Employed part-time | Less than $25,000 | No | Familiar | Very familiar | Familiar | Slightly familiar | Not familiar at all | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Not familiar at all | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Apple | Interested | Moderately interested | A little interested | Moderately interested | A little interested | Very interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | A little interested | Not interested | Not interested | Moderately interested | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Prevention | Management | Management | Treatment | Treatment | Treatment | Yes | Diabetes, chronic shoulder pain, trigger finger, high blood pressure, PCOS, Raynaud's | A few times a week | health, recipes, suggestions for activities or destinations | ChatGPT, Gemini (Google) | Never | 5% | Somewhat confident | Search online (Websites), Use Artifical Intelligence (like chatbots i.e. Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.,) | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications, To learn about prevention or healthy habits, To help someone | https://medlineplus.gov, https://www.mayoclinic.org, https://www.nih.gov/ | Very reliable | Not reliable | Reliable | Slightly reliable | Somewhat Reliable | I compare the information with other reliable websites., I check with my physician | I made a baked pasta dish with homemade vegan ricotta and garlic bread | Sometimes |
37 | Employed part-time | $25,000–$49,999 | No | Very familiar | Familiar | Very familiar | Familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Not familiar at all | Very familiar | Familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Very familiar | Apple | A little interested | A little interested | Not interested | A little interested | A little interested | A little interested | A little interested | Very interested | A little interested | A little interested | Not interested | Not interested | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Yes | diabetes | Daily | health, everyday questions | ChatGPT | Rarely | 5% | Very confident | Search online (Websites), Ask healthcare professionals, Use social media (Instagram, Tiktok, etc.,), Use Artifical Intelligence (like chatbots i.e. Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.,) | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications, To learn about prevention or healthy habits, To get reassurance or a second opinion, To help someone | facebook groups, webmd, mayo clinic | Not reliable | Not reliable | Reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Very reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I follow what others share on social media, I go with my intuition or what “feels right", I trust sources I’ve used before., I check with ChatGPT, I check with my physician | Last night for dinner I had eggs, sausage, and waffles with butter and syrup. | Sometimes |
38 | Employed part-time | $25,000–$49,999 | No | Familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Moderately familiar | Not familiar at all | Familiar | Not familiar at all | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Moderately familiar | Familiar | Familiar | Apple | A little interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Moderately interested | Interested | Not interested | Not interested | Moderately interested | A little interested | A little interested | Interested | Treatment | Treatment, Prevention | Treatment | Prevention | Treatment | Treatment, Prevention | Treatment | Treatment | Treatment, Prevention | Treatment, Prevention | Treatment | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Yes | No | Daily | Curiosity or odd research, help with daily tasks | Gemini (Google) | Rarely | 5% | Somewhat confident | Search online (Websites), Ask healthcare professionals, Ask friends or family, Use Artifical Intelligence (like chatbots i.e. Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.,), Chatbots that appear when I use search engines like Google or Bing | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications, To learn about prevention or healthy habits, To help someone | mayoclinic, cdc.gov | Reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Slightly reliable | Not reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I go with my intuition or what “feels right", I trust sources I’ve used before. | I had home made olive garden. | Sometimes |
39 | Unemployed | Less than $25,000 | No | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Moderately familiar | Slightly familiar | Not familiar at all | Slightly familiar | Not familiar at all | Slightly familiar | Not familiar at all | Slightly familiar | Moderately familiar | Familiar | Apple | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | A little interested | Treatment | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment | Treatment, Management | Yes | No | A few times a month | Usually to review my emails before sending them out. | ChatGPT | Sometimes | 5% | Neutral | Search online (Websites), Chatbots that appear when I use search engines like Google or Bing | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications | Mayo Clinic, WebMD, CDC | Very reliable | Very reliable | Reliable | Slightly reliable | Not reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I go with my intuition or what “feels right", I trust sources I’ve used before. | I ate baked pork chops with rice and broccoli. | Rarely |
40 | Employed full-time | $25,000–$49,999 | No | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Not familiar at all | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Moderately familiar | Apple | Very interested | Very interested | Moderately interested | Very interested | Very interested | Very interested | Very interested | Very interested | Very interested | Very interested | Very interested | Very interested | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Yes | Epilepsy, GERD, Endometriosis | A few times a week | I usually play text-adventure games with the AI tools and have them generate and play games with me, with the AI acting as a game master | ChatGPT, Gemini (Google), Claude | Sometimes | 5% | Somewhat confident | Search online (Websites), Ask healthcare professionals, Ask friends or family, Use Artifical Intelligence (like chatbots i.e. Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.,) | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications | Mayo Clinic, New York Times, AP | Very reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Not reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I trust sources I’ve used before., I check with my physician | I made a frozen Costco thin crust pepperoni pizza and split it with my aunt who lives with me | Sometimes |
41 | Unemployed | Less than $25,000 | No | Very familiar | Slightly familiar | Very familiar | Slightly familiar | Slightly familiar | Familiar | Slightly familiar | Very familiar | Slightly familiar | Very familiar | Familiar | Very familiar | Apple | Very interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Not interested | Very interested | Very interested | Very interested | Not interested | Very interested | Very interested | Very interested | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Treatment, Management, Prevention | Yes | diabetes, obesity,depression, cancer (in remission) | Less often than once a year | math problems | ChatGPT, Gemini (Google) | Rarely | 5% | Very confident | Search online (Websites), Ask healthcare professionals, Ask friends or family | To understand symptoms or a diagnosis, To find treatment options or medications, To learn about prevention or healthy habits, To get reassurance or a second opinion, To help someone | duke university, webmd, american cancer society | Very reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Very reliable | Somewhat Reliable | Somewhat Reliable | It comes from a trusted organization (e.g., CDC, Mayo Clinic), I compare the information with other reliable websites., I go with my intuition or what “feels right", I trust sources I’ve used before., I check with my physician | I ordered Little Caesars pizza. | Most of the time |
Experiment data for the paper: ReLay: Personalized LLM-Generated Plain-Language Summaries for Better Understanding of Health Information, but at What Cost?
| Config | Records | Description |
|---|---|---|
personalized |
11,580 | Personalized PLS from 5 models x 6 methods, with style alignment and bias judgments |
nonpersonalized |
1,530 | Non-personalized baseline PLS from 5 models, with knowledge alignment and hallucination evaluations |
participant_surveys |
50 | Survey responses for the 50 study participants (IDs 1-50) |
all_surveys |
128 | Full survey pool including all respondents (IDs 1-128) |
from datasets import load_dataset
# Load a specific config
personalized = load_dataset("jchan58/ReLay", "personalized")
nonpersonalized = load_dataset("jchan58/ReLay", "nonpersonalized")
participant_surveys = load_dataset("jchan58/ReLay", "participant_surveys")
all_surveys = load_dataset("jchan58/ReLay", "all_surveys")
Or download files directly:
from huggingface_hub import hf_hub_download
hf_hub_download(repo_id="jchan58/ReLay", filename="personalized/pls_results.json", repo_type="dataset", local_dir=".")
prolific_id — anonymized participant ID (integer 1-50)batch — study phase (static1, static2, interactive3)abstract_id — Cochrane abstract identifiermodel — generation model (gpt-4o, gpt-5.2, Mistral-7B, MedGemma-27B, Qwen3-4B)method — personalization method (backstory, metadata, within-user RAG, cross-user RAG, etc.)generated_pls — the generated plain-language summaryabstract / human_pls — source abstract and human-written PLSstyle_alignment — style alignment score (0-1)bias_judgment — LLM judge output for bias-reinforcing framingSame core fields plus:
knowledge_result — LLM judge output for knowledge alignmenthallucination_eval — claim-level faithfulness and factuality scoresparticipant_id — anonymized ID (1-50, maps to prolific_id in PLS results)Same schema as participant surveys. IDs 1-50 are the study participants; IDs 51-128 are additional survey respondents who did not complete the full study.
See the full codebase: github.com/jchan58/ReLay
@article{chan2026relay,
title={ReLay: Personalized LLM-Generated Plain-Language Summaries for Better Understanding of Health Information, but at What Cost?},
author={Chan, Joey and Han, Yikun and Chen, Jingyuan and Fang, Samuel and Gryboski, Lauren D and Lee, Alexandra and Tanna, Sheel and Zhu, Qingqing and Lu, Zhiyong and Wang, Lucy Lu and others},
journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.00468},
year={2026}
}