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A cross-sectional analysis of popular hidradenitis suppurativa content on TikTok

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: To the Editor: As of January 2021, TikTok is an application with about 689 million monthly users, where users can upload videos ranging from 2 seconds to 1 minute.1 However, TikTok recently announced that users could upload videos for up to 3 minutes. This enables TikTok to be used as a video-based educational modality, similar to YouTube, to improve literacy for diseases with a delayed diagnosis, such as hidradenitis suppurativa (HS).2 Although TikTok was primarily created for entertainment, it is important to analyze HS information quality if viewers use it for education.

Source: JAAD International

DOI: 10.1016/j.jdin.2021.09.004

Authors: Rafey Rehman, Marwa Saad, Farhan Huq, Sandra Oska, Darius Mehregan, Steven Daveluy

Institutions: Oakland University, Wayne State University, Henry Ford Health, Henry Ford Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Social Media in Health Education

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,500