A cross-sectional analysis of popular hidradenitis suppurativa content on TikTok

Current Public Trends in the Discussion of Dry Eyes: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Popular Content on TikTok

“…We found that physicians received a significantly greater number of views and higher DISCERN scores compared to other content creators. This finding is consistent with that of previous studies, which suggest that physicians are more trusted as health and medical information sources among patients as compared to non-physician sources [ 8 , 14 ]. A possible explanation for this is that physicians are objectively more qualified with greater knowledge and understanding of DED due to the extensive preparation required to earn a medical license (i.e., graduating medical school, receiving postgraduate training through residency, passing a rigorous medical licensing examination) [ 16 ].…”

“…In response to the lack of exploration of the effects of the video quality of communication, our study investigated the relationship between quality of communication and quality of DED-related health information [ 8 , 10 ]. We found rich visual quality (Category 3) videos that included multiple and/or moving images to be associated with significantly higher DISCERN scores when compared to other videos of less rich visual quality (Category 1 or Category 2).…”

“…Physicians and non-physicians are increasingly using TikTok, an application where users can upload short mobile videos, to impart medical advice [ 7 ]. Given that this social media platform already has over one billion active users worldwide, TikTok’s popularity may provide significant opportunities for health communication [ 8 - 9 ].…”

Characterizing and assessing the reliability of TikTok's most viewed alopecia‐related videos

“…1 Previous studies have found discrepancies in the quality of videos based on the credentials of the content creator using the DISCERN instrument, a 16-item validated questionnaire that measures quality of consumer health information based on criteria including relevance, references, and treatment risks and benefits on a scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent). [2][3][4] The primary aim of this study was to summarize diagnoses, content type, content creators and DISCERN scores of TikTok's most viewed alopecia-related videos.We conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive study to analyse the characteristics and reliability of the most viewed TikTok videos on alopecia areata, traction alopecia, trichotillomania, female and male pattern hair loss, alopecia universalis, telogen effluvium and frontal fibrosing alopecia. We conducted our search on 17 February 2022 and included the 25 most popular videos for each diagnosis, yielding 200 videos.…”

Monkeypox Content on TikTok: Cross-sectional Analysis

“…Limitations of our study include the cross-sectional design and that DISCERN was originally validated to assess written educational content. Owing to the lack of validated instruments for this purpose, DISCERN has recently been used by multiple studies to evaluate the quality of videos on social media [ 8 , 9 ]. Given the increasing use of social media for health information, there is a need for the development and validation of specific instruments for quality assessment.…”