Truth or Trend – Misinformation Spreading Fast on TikTok: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Onychomycosis Content

IF 1.4 Q3 DERMATOLOGY

Skin Appendage Disorders Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI:10.1159/000533319

Kelita A. Waterton, Shari R. Lipner

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Background: Onychomycosis is the most frequently diagnosed nail condition in clinical practice. With the growing popularity of TikTok and online health information-seeking behavior, it is imperative to understand onychomycosis-related content on this platform. Objective: Our objective was to assess content and quality of the most popular onychomycosis-related content on TikTok. Methods: We queried TikTok for videos using the search terms “onychomycosis” and “nail fungus” for the top 100 videos by view count, with DISCERN scoring used to rate videos for quality. Results: Average DISCERN score was 1.77 and dermatologists posted videos with the highest mean score (2.56). Most of the videos were educational (72%) and/or related to treatment (69%). Home remedies were recommended more often (58%) than FDA-approved therapies (7%). Physician versus nonphysician posted videos had higher mean DISCERN score (2.28 vs. 1.44) (p < 0.001), greater view number (1,209,953 vs. 343,993) (p < 0.05), and more often discussed medical therapy (p < 0.05). Conclusion: While social media is a valuable resource for providing medical information to an interminable audience, there are significant shortcomings. Therefore, we recommend that dermatologists advise patients against relying on social media for medical information and consider using social media to provide accessible evidence-based health education on onychomycosis.

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真相还是趋势——在TikTok上快速传播的错误信息:对甲真菌病内容的横断面分析

& lt; b> & lt; i>背景:& lt; / i> & lt; / b>甲真菌病是临床上最常见的指甲疾病。随着TikTok的日益普及和在线健康信息搜索行为，了解该平台上的甲真菌相关内容势在必行。& lt; b> & lt; i>目的:& lt; / i> & lt; / b>我们的目标是评估TikTok上最受欢迎的与甲癣相关内容的内容和质量。& lt; b> & lt; i>方法:& lt; / i> & lt; / b>我们使用搜索词“甲癣”和“指甲真菌”在TikTok上查询视频，以获得观看次数最多的100个视频，并使用DISCERN评分来对视频的质量进行评分。& lt; b> & lt; i>结果:& lt; / i> & lt; / b>平均得分为1.77分，皮肤科医生发布的视频平均得分最高(2.56分)。大多数视频是教育性的(72%)和/或与治疗相关的(69%)。家庭疗法的推荐率(58%)高于fda批准的疗法(7%)。医生发布的视频比非医生发布的视频有更高的平均辨别得分(2.28比1.44)(p <0.001)，更大的观看数(1,209,953 vs. 343,993) (p, lt;0.05)，更常讨论的是药物治疗(p, lt;0.05)。& lt; b> & lt; i>结论:& lt; / i> & lt; / b>虽然社交媒体是向无穷无尽的受众提供医疗信息的宝贵资源，但也存在重大缺陷。因此，我们建议皮肤科医生建议患者不要依赖社交媒体获取医疗信息，并考虑使用社交媒体提供可访问的基于证据的甲真菌病健康教育。

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Skin Appendage Disorders DERMATOLOGY-

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