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This study investigated the effects of decision explanation formats and system reliability on physicians\u2019 diagnostic behavior.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A simulated diagnostic experiment involving 22 clinicians identifying complex pulmonary conditions was conducted. Four explanation formats and two levels of system reliability were manipulated. Diagnostic accuracy, task completion time, subjective cognitive load, trust ratings, and user preferences were measured.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Explanation format did not significantly affect diagnostic accuracy but significantly affected task completion time, subjective cognitive load, and trust ratings. A significant interaction between explanation format and system reliability was observed for task completion time. Decision tree explanations yielded the lowest cognitive load, whereas flowcharts resulted in the longest task completion times across reliability conditions. Highlighted text received the highest trust ratings and subjective preference scores. System reliability and explanation format played complementary roles in human\u2013AI collaborative diagnosis, with the efficiency of different explanation formats varying across reliability conditions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings highlight the joint roles of decision explanation format and system reliability in conversational AI and provide empirical evidence for the design and optimization of medical AI interfaces.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1816652","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,24]],"date-time":"2026-09-24T05:44:01Z","timestamp":1790228641000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Optimal presentation of decision explanations: investigating the effects of explainability and reliability on medical diagnostic performance with conversational AI"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Xin","family":"Chu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University","place":["Nanjing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fangyuan","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University","place":["Xuzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mu","family":"Tong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Design, South China University of Technology","place":["Guangzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yun","family":"Lu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiac Surgery, XuZhou Central Hospital, Southeast University","place":["Nanjing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","first-page":"1","author":"Abdul","year":"2018"},{"key":"ref2","first-page":"1","author":"Ahn","year":"2024"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e15154","DOI":"10.2196\/15154","article-title":"Artificial intelligence and human Trust in Healthcare: focus on clinicians","volume":"22","author":"Asan","year":"2020","journal-title":"J. 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