Short-Video Apps as a Health Information Source for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Information Quality Assessment of TikTok Videos.

Shijie Song Xiang Xue Yuxiang Chris Zhao Jinhao Li Qinghua Zhu Mingming Zhao

Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2021)

The overall information quality of COPD videos on TikTok is satisfactory, although the quality varies across different sources and according to specific quality dimensions. Patients should be selective and cautious when watching COPD videos on TikTok.

Keyphrases

health information
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
social media
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
quality improvement
healthcare
prognostic factors
drinking water
patient reported outcomes