Assessment of the reliability and quality of breast cancer related videos on TikTok and Bilibili: cross-sectional study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As the most common malignant tumor in the world, breast cancer also brings a huge disease burden to China. Ordinary people are increasingly inclined to use the Internet, especially video social platforms, as a source of health information. Educating the public to obtain correct information is important to reduce the incidence of breast cancer and improve the prognosis. However, the quality and reliability of breast cancer-related video content have not been fully studied.

Objective

This study aims to evaluate the quality of the information of breast cancer-related videos on TikTok and Bilibili video sharing platforms and factors related to video quality.

Methods

We collected the top 100 videos about breast cancer on TikTok and Bilibili, respectively. Catego

SUBMITTER: Liu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10839971 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature