Gout, TikTok and misleading information: a content analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aims to explore what types of gout content are presented on the social media platform TikTok and assess their association with user engagement.

Methods

The top 200 TikTok videos captured using the search term 'gout' were collected. Two independent researchers coded the videos into eight main categories: account type, presenter, audio, video type, purpose, tone, overall connotation and gout content. Descriptive and inferential analyses were conducted to examine the distribution of variables and examine the association between gout content and engagement. Quotations were selected to reinforce some of the findings.

Results

In total, 116 TikTok videos were included in the final analysis after excluding 84 non-relevant videos. The total number of view

SUBMITTER: 'Ofanoa S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12688442 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature