Knowledge, awareness and attitude of healthcare professionals toward the use of ChatGpt: A cross-sectional study.

Background: ChatGPT is increasingly finding its applicability in various aspects of life, including the healthcare system. However, its use is not so much prevalent as of now among healthcare professionals. The present study aimed to assess the knowledge, awareness, and attitude of healthcare professionals toward the use of ChatGPT.

Materials and methods: This questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted using a pre-validated itemed survey form. This pre-validated itemed survey form was circulated among 300 healthcare professionals. The questionnaire items were pertaining to the study respondents' knowledge, its use, and opinions with regard to ChatGPT influence over healthcare profession. SPSS statistical software (version 16.0) was used for analyzing observations. Normality was tested using the Shapiro-Wilk test. Continuous type of data was observed as mean ± standard deviation (SD) or median (interquartile range). Categorical data was entered as frequencies and/or percentage. Correlations between degrees of agreement and demographic characteristics were done by two-tailed independent"t-test" with significance set at P ≤ 0.05.

Results: Statistically significant level of knowledge (P = .0387) regarding the use of ChatGPT was found in healthcare workers. Eighty-eight percent healthcare professionals opinioned that ChatGPT can never replace the conventional style of writing or report generation in healthcare that was found to be statistically significant (P = 0387).

Conclusion: According to this study, healthcare professionals have little knowledge regarding ChatGPT and have no acceptance for the use of this technology in the healthcare field.