TikTok as a potential patient educational tool for thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) is a prevalent orbital disease significantly affecting patients' daily lives. Nowadays, TikTok acts as a novel tool for healthcare but involved videos need to be further assessed. Many individuals search for disease information on TikTok before professional consultation. This study aimed to assess the quality of TAO-related TikTok videos and correlations between video variables and quality.

Methods

The top 150 TikTok videos were collected using the keyword TAO. Duplicate, too-short, irrelevant videos and similar videos from the same source were excluded. Two raters evaluated the included videos' overall quality, reliability, understandability, and actionability on different sources and content focuses.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11638993 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature