Extracting Quality-of-Life Information of Patients Diagnosed With Breast Cancer From Health Care Online Forum Posts Using Open-Source Large Language Models: Algorithm Development and Evaluation Study.

Karolina Hanna Czok¹, David Maria Schmidt¹, Brian Po-Han Chen^2,3, Deborah Kuk^2,4, Josh Feldman², Philipp Cimiano^1,5

¹Center for Cognitive Interaction Technology, Faculty of Technology, Bielefeld University, Inspiration 1, Bielefeld, 33619, Germany, 49 521106 ext 2951.

²Inspire, Arlington, VA, United States.

³Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D LLC, Parsippany, NJ, United States.

⁴Datavant, Phoenix, AZ, United States.

⁵Semalytix GmbH, Bielefeld, Germany.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Quality-of-life (QoL) questionnaires are an established instrument designed to assess overall well-being and QoL of patients. They are important in predicting the outcome of the disease and understanding the needs of individual patients. However, their repeated collection imposes a substantial burden on both patients and clinical professionals. Many patients seek emotional support and…

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