Evaluating the Quality of Health-Related WeChat Public Accounts: Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As representatives of health information communication platforms accessed through mobile phones and mobile terminals, health-related WeChat public accounts (HWPAs) have a large consumer base in the Chinese-speaking world. However, there is still a lack of general understanding of the status quo of HWPAs and the quality of the articles they release.

Objective

The aims of this study were to assess the conformity of HWPAs to the Health on the Net Foundation Code of Conduct (HONcode) and to evaluate the suitability of articles disseminated by HWPAs.

Methods

The survey was conducted from April 23 to May 5, 2019. Based on the monthly (March 1-31, 2019) WeChat Index provided by Qingbo Big Data, the top 100 HWPAs were examined to evaluate their HONcode compliance.

SUBMITTER: Wang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7244997 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature