Bilibili, TikTok, and YouTube as sources of information on gastric cancer: assessment and analysis of the content and quality.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gastric cancer has attracted widespread attention on social media due to its high incidence and severity. The Bilibili, TikTok, and YouTube video-sharing platforms have received considerable interest among general health consumers. Nevertheless, it remains unclear whether the information in videos on these platforms is of satisfactory content and quality.

Methods

A total of 300 eligible videos related to gastric cancer were screened from three video-sharing platforms, Bilibili, TikTok, and YouTube, for assessment and analysis. First, the basic information presented in the videos was recorded. Next, we identified the source and content type of each video. Then, the Global Quality Scale (GQS), Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), and Modified DISCERN

SUBMITTER: Wang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10763378 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature