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While China\u2019s 2024 guidelines advocate for \u201cintelligent post-discharge management,\u201d the role of Large Language Models (LLMs) in this specialized care remains unexplored.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To explore the feasibility of LLMs as auxiliary tools to complement TB specialists in post-discharge medication counseling, patient education, and follow-up planning.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This exploratory study compared two LLMs (ChatGPT-4o, DeepSeek-R1) with TB physicians using 17 standardized clinical cases. Responses were assessed by three blinded specialists using objective metrics (precision, recall, F1) and subjective ratings across seven domains. Linear mixed models (LMMs) were employed to analyze the fixed effects of participant type while controlling for the random effects of clinical cases.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Result<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In patient education, LLM-generated responses exhibited higher objective completeness and accuracy than those of physicians (precision: 0.86 vs 0.50,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; .001; recall: 0.53 vs 0.14,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .026; F1: 0.65 vs 0.22,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .018). Conversely, no statistically significant differences were observed in objective metrics for medication counseling and follow-up planning (all\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &gt; .050), although LLMs demonstrated a tendency toward broader but more discordant coverage. Subjectively, LLMs were rated significantly higher in suitability, understandability, and empathy across all tasks (all\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; .050). No significant differences were found regarding perceived safety or text readability (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &gt; .050).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study suggests the potential of LLMs as auxiliary tools in TB post-discharge management. While quantitative performance in high-stakes tasks was comparable to physicians, the complementary qualitative patterns support a hybrid human-AI approach. 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