# Reporting chatbot health-advice studies with CHART

Decision workbook and teaching example · 2026-10-06

The completed case is fictional. Its values and decisions are not actual findings; complete your project using relevant permissions, methods and requirements.

- Project: ____________________
- Researcher and role: ____________________
- Date and version: ____________________
- Data seen before the decision: ____________________
- Aim and scope: ____________________

## Completed example

| Stage/decision | Example | Check or action |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Scope | Health-response evaluation; synthetic case | Specify design and base guidance. |
| Version | Observable model and access time | State unknowns explicitly. |
| Unit | 20 scenarios × 3 repetitions | Report dependence and actual counts. |
| Rating | Accuracy, harm and citation separately | Define rules and expertise. |
| Failure | Invented citation in a fictional response | Document output and handling. |

## Complete your own record

| Topic | Actual decision and reason | Evidence link and status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Scope | __________ | __________ |
| Version | __________ | __________ |
| Unit | __________ | __________ |
| Rating | __________ | __________ |
| Failure | __________ | __________ |

## Completion checks

- [ ] A version, prompt, repetition and rating protocol.
- [ ] A human-assessment and failure-handling record.
- [ ] CHART-aligned limits and sharing statements.

## Changes and limitations

| Date | Change | Data known at decision time | Reason | Consequence for claim | Reviewer |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| __________ | __________ | __________ | __________ | __________ | __________ |

## Sources and further reading

- [EQUATOR — CHART statement (2025)](https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/reporting-guideline-for-chatbot-health-advice-studies-the-chart-statement/)
- [EQUATOR Network — Reporting guidelines](https://www.equator-network.org/)
- [ICMJE — Roles of authors and contributors](https://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html)

Related guide: https://didgar-research-site1.vercel.app/en/guides/chatbot-health-studies/