TikTok as a Source of Dermatologic Information on Atopic Dermatitis

Rehman, Rafey; Hasan, Sazid; Ali, Hassan; Jahnke, Marla N.

doi:10.1097/der.0000000000000830

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“…Similar to the findings for most other topics, ( 15 , 17 , 32 , 34 – 36 ) myopia-related TikTok videos had moderate-to-low quality in our study. The low reliability and poor treatment choice score might be explained by the poor DISCERN scores for items 4, 5, 7, and 11 (as shown in Figure 2 ), which implied that information providers rarely reported references to the sources used as evidence.…”

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TikTok and adolescent vision health: Content and information quality assessment of the top short videos related to myopia

Ming

Han

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundDespite the increasing recognition of the public health value of social media platforms, TikTok short videos focusing on adolescent vision health have not received much attention. We aimed to evaluate the content, sources, and information quality of myopia-related videos on TikTok.MethodsThe top 200 most-liked myopia-related videos on the Chinese version of TikTok were queried and screened on March 12, 2022. The descriptive characteristics, contents, and sources of the selected 168 videos were obtained, and their overall quality, reliability, understandability, and actionability were assessed using the validated scoring instruments DISCERN and PEMAT-A/V.ResultsMedical professionals were the main source (45.8%, 77/168) of videos. Misinformation (10.1%, 17/168) was mainly attributable to for-profit organizations (20%, 3/15) and individual non-medical users (31.3%, 10/32). However, their videos enjoyed the highest numbers of “likes,” “comments,” and “shares” (P < 0.05). The mean reliability and overall quality regarding treatment choice were (2.5 ± 0.5) and (3.1 ± 0.9), respectively. Videos on TikTok showed relatively high understandability (84.7%) and moderate actionability (74.9%). Video producers tended to partly or fully provide information regarding management (81.5%, 137/168) and outcome (82.1%, 138/168), and to ignore or only slightly mention content related to definition (86.9%, 146/169) and signs (82.1%, 138/168). The five video sources showed significant differences in the prevalence of misleading information (P < 0.001), publication reliability (P < 0.001), overall quality (P = 0.039), content score (P = 0.019), and understandability (P = 0.024).ConclusionConsidering the moderate-to-poor reliability and variable quality across video sources, the substantial myopia-related content on TikTok should be treated with caution. Nevertheless, TikTok videos may serve as a surrogate or supplement for information dissemination if providers can ensure more comprehensive and accurate content.

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TikTok and adolescent vision health: Content and information quality assessment of the top short videos related to myopia

Ming

Han

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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“…Therefore, TikTok emerges as a promising platform for myopia education, provided that video quality is further enhanced. This conclusion aligned with findings commonly observed in other health video research [ 30 – 32 ].…”

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Myopia information on TikTok: analysis factors that impact video quality and audience engagement

Ming,

Han,

Yao

et al. 2024

BMC Public Health

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Background TikTok is emerging as a vital platform for health information dissemination. Despite myopia being a global public health issue, the high-quality myopia information shared by health educators often fails to go viral. It is imperative to analyze the factors influencing video quality and popularity, especially from diverse perspectives of researchers, health educators, and audiences. Methods TikTok myopia-related videos were retrieved using TikTok’s default comprehensive search (DCS) and most liked search (MLS) strategies. Venn diagrams were employed to illustrate the relationships and commonalities between the two strategies across four sample sizes (top 200, 150, 100, and 50). Video metadata, including details such as creator information, production properties, upload time, video duration, and viewer engagement, were collected. Video quality was assessed using the DISCERN tool. Video content covering six aspects of myopia were evaluated. The impact of search strategies, video sample sizes, production properties, and myopia content on video quality and audience engagement was analyzed through single-factor or multi-factor analysis. Results DCS and MLS retrieval strategies, as well as varying sample sizes, resulted in differences in audience engagement for myopia videos (P < 0.039), while The DISCERN quality scores remained comparable (P > 0.221). Videos published by healthcare professionals (HCPs) and non-profit organizations (NPOs) were associated with high-quality (P ≤ 0.014) but comparatively lower popularity (P < 0.033). Videos that reported contents of risk factors, management, and outcomes showed high popularity (P < 0.018), while longer video duration (> 60s) exhibited the opposite trend (P < 0.032). Content on myopia evaluation (P ≤ 0.001) and management (P ≤ 0.022) and video duration were positively correlated with higher DISCERN quality. Conclusion Videos created by HCPs and NPOs deserve greater attention. Rather than pursuing entertaining effects, professional educators should emphasize producing concise, and high-quality myopia content that readily resonates with the audience and has the potential to go viral on the platform.

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“…Although to our knowledge, no de nitive classi cation of DISCERN score has been formally agreed upon and published, the scores we calculated for kidney stone prevention information online is generally lower than published studies in other elds of medicine [12][13][14] . Although the DISCERN system was developed as a standardized system for assessing content quality, it may still be subject to reviewer bias.…”

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The Internet vs kidney stones: What is the state of online kidney stone prevention information?

Salka,

El-Saidi,

Naqshabandi

et al. 2023

Preprint

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INTRODUCTION: The incidence of kidney stones continues to increase despite strong evidence of medical prevention of stone formation. With many patients seeking health information online, little is known regarding the quality of kidney stone prevention information available today. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of kidney stone prevention information online. METHODS: We analyzed the first 50 results of the search term “kidney stone prevention” on the most popular search engine (Google), long-form media player (YouTube), short-form media player (TikTok) and social media platform (Instagram). Only content in English, related to the topic, and with greater than 1,000 views (when available) were included. Video quality was assessed utilizing DISCERN, a tool used to appraise consumer health information and the proportion of content that accurately represents AUA medical management guidelines. RESULTS: The average DISCERN score was statistically greatest on Google (60.1) followed by Youtube (40.4), TikTok (26.6) and Instagram (28.8). The most common type of content creator was Health Systems on Google (72%), physician personal creator on YouTube (56%), and non-physician personal creator on TikTok (84%) and Instagram (56%). TikTok is the only platform that shows a significantly different DISCERN score between healthcare/physician creators and non-physician creators. CONCLUSION: Kidney stone prevention content on the Internet is strongest on Google. The majority of videos on TikTok and Instagram are of low quality and fail to address AUA guidelines. Increased engagement on these platforms by urologists can improve education.

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TikTok as a Source of Dermatologic Information on Atopic Dermatitis

Cited by 10 publications

References 5 publications

TikTok and adolescent vision health: Content and information quality assessment of the top short videos related to myopia

TikTok and adolescent vision health: Content and information quality assessment of the top short videos related to myopia

Myopia information on TikTok: analysis factors that impact video quality and audience engagement

The Internet vs kidney stones: What is the state of online kidney stone prevention information?

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