TikTok as a Health Information Source: Assessment of the Quality of Information in Diabetes-Related Videos.

Wenwen Kong Shijie Song Yuxiang Chris Zhao Qinghua Zhu Ling Sha

Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2021)

Although the overall quality of the information in the diabetes videos on TikTok is acceptable, TikTok might not fully meet the health information needs of patients with diabetes, and they should exercise caution when using TikTok as a source of diabetes-related information.

Keyphrases

health information
social media
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
glycemic control
healthcare
high intensity
quality improvement
physical activity
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle