Quality, Reliability and Accuracy of Hyperthyroidism-Related Content on Social Media Platform TikTok.

ABSTRACT:

Objective(s)

To evaluate the quality, reliability and accuracy of hyperthyroidism-related content on TikTok using validated assessment tools.

Methods

We systematically searched TikTok for 'hyperthyroid' and 'high thyroid', analysing 115 videos after exclusions. Two independent researchers assessed videos using the Global Quality Scale (GQS, range 0-5) for overall content quality, the modified DISCERN (mDISCERN, range 0-5) for reliability and the Accuracy in Digital Information (ANDI, range 0-4) tool for factual correctness. We categorised creator credentials and content purpose, performing statistical analyses to examine associations with video quality and engagement.

Results

Of the 115 videos analysed, the mean ANDI score was 3.15/4, the mean GQS was 2.72/5, and the

SUBMITTER: Shah A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12422942 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature