Videos in Short-Video Sharing Platforms as Sources of Information on Colorectal Polyps: Cross-Sectional Content Analysis Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Short videos have demonstrated huge potential in disseminating health information in recent years. However, to our knowledge, no study has examined information about colorectal polyps on short-video sharing platforms.

Objective

This study aimed to analyze the content and quality of colorectal polyps-related videos on short-video sharing platforms.

Methods

The terms "" (intestinal polyps) or "" (colonic polyps) or "" (rectal polyps) or "" (colorectal polyps) or "" (polyps of large intestine) were used to search in TikTok (ByteDance), WeChat (Tencent Holdings Limited), and Xiaohongshu (Xingyin Information Technology Limited) between May 26 and June 8, 2024, and then the top 100 videos for each search term on different platforms were included and recorded. The

SUBMITTER: Guan JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11558218 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature