Which explanations do clinicians prefer? A comparative evaluation of XAI understandability and actionability in predicting the need for hospitalization

Laura Bergomi, Giovanna Nicora, Marta Anna Orlowska, Chiara Podrecca, Riccardo Bellazzi, Caterina Fregosi, Francesco Salinaro, Marco Bonzano, Giuseppe Crescenzi, Francesco Speciale, Santi Di Pietro, Valentina Zuccaro, Erika Asperges, Paolo Sacchi, Pietro Valsecchi, Elisabetta Pagani, Michele Catalano, Chandra Bortolotto, Lorenzo Preda, Enea Parimbelli

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DOI: 10.1186/s12911-025-03045-0
Published: 2025-07-16
Container: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12911-025-03045-0,
  title = {Which explanations do clinicians prefer? A comparative evaluation of XAI understandability and actionability in predicting the need for hospitalization},
  author = {Laura Bergomi and Giovanna Nicora and Marta Anna Orlowska and Chiara Podrecca and Riccardo Bellazzi and Caterina Fregosi and Francesco Salinaro and Marco Bonzano and Giuseppe Crescenzi and Francesco Speciale and Santi Di Pietro and Valentina Zuccaro and Erika Asperges and Paolo Sacchi and Pietro Valsecchi and Elisabetta Pagani and Michele Catalano and Chandra Bortolotto and Lorenzo Preda and Enea Parimbelli},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making},
  doi = {10.1186/s12911-025-03045-0},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-025-03045-0}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Which explanations do clinicians prefer? A comparative evaluation of XAI understandability and actionability in predicting the need for hospitalization
AU  - Laura Bergomi
AU  - Giovanna Nicora
AU  - Marta Anna Orlowska
AU  - Chiara Podrecca
AU  - Riccardo Bellazzi
AU  - Caterina Fregosi
AU  - Francesco Salinaro
AU  - Marco Bonzano
AU  - Giuseppe Crescenzi
AU  - Francesco Speciale
AU  - Santi Di Pietro
AU  - Valentina Zuccaro
AU  - Erika Asperges
AU  - Paolo Sacchi
AU  - Pietro Valsecchi
AU  - Elisabetta Pagani
AU  - Michele Catalano
AU  - Chandra Bortolotto
AU  - Lorenzo Preda
AU  - Enea Parimbelli
PY  - 2025
JO  - BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
DO  - 10.1186/s12911-025-03045-0
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Bergomi, L., Nicora, G., Orlowska, M. A., Podrecca, C., Bellazzi, R., Fregosi, C., Salinaro, F., Bonzano, M., Crescenzi, G., Speciale, F., Pietro, S. D., Zuccaro, V., Asperges, E., Sacchi, P., Valsecchi, P., Pagani, E., Catalano, M., Bortolotto, C., Preda, L., & Parimbelli, E. (2025). Which explanations do clinicians prefer? A comparative evaluation of XAI understandability and actionability in predicting the need for hospitalization. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-025-03045-0

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