#Acne: A Thematic Qualitative Analysis of Acne Content on TikTok

IF 2.2 4区医学 Q2 DERMATOLOGY

Australasian Journal of Dermatology Pub Date : 2025-02-26 DOI:10.1111/ajd.14433

Laxmi Iyengar, Susan Saldanha, Alvin H. Chong

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Abstract

Aim

TikTok has accrued over 3 million posts and 129 billion views under #acne, establishing itself as a popular platform amongst adolescents to access health information. We conducted an in-depth thematic analysis of acne videos on TikTok to determine how adolescents engage with acne content.

Methods

The top 150 consecutive videos under #acne on TikTok were subjected to rigorous qualitative analysis by experienced researchers (Laxmi Iyengar, Susan Saldanha) until data saturation was reached, guided by SRQR (Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research) guidelines. Five themes were identified:(1) Pimple popping, (2) Acne education, (3) ‘Acne transformation’ depicting treatment success stories, (4) Acne positivity, normalising acne and (5) Acne reality, capturing the lived experience of acne.

Results

Overall, the top 150 videos under #acne accumulated almost 2 billion views and 102 million followers. The majority of acne content was uploaded by females (125/150; 84%). Medically trained clinicians represented only 11% of the content (17/150). Pimple-popping videos attracted the most significant viewership (804 million views; 44%; 17% of content) despite having a lower proportion of content than acne education videos, uploaded by patients and clinicians (324 million views; 34% of content). These videos included dietary hacks, miracle cures and narratives that antagonised the medical treatments. Acne reality videos demonstrating the mental health burden of acne were the least popular amongst TikTok viewers (79 million views; 4% of content).

Conclusion

Thematic qualitative research of acne on TikTok bridges the gap between clinical expertise and the lived experiences of those navigating acne in the digital age. Based on the results of the study, strategies are proposed for dermatologists to engage in the TikTok platform on the topic of acne, including medicolegal precautions. Given the lack of content credibility on social media, this research urges dermatologists to redefine healthy skin care practices based on evidence-based principles.

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#痤疮：TikTok上痤疮内容的专题定性分析。

目的：TikTok在#痤疮#下累积了超过300万条帖子和1290亿次浏览量，成为青少年获取健康信息的热门平台。我们对TikTok上的痤疮视频进行了深入的专题分析，以确定青少年如何参与痤疮内容。方法：在SRQR （Standards for Reporting qualitative Research）指南的指导下，由经验丰富的研究人员（Laxmi Iyengar, Susan Saldanha）对TikTok #acne下连续排名前150的视频进行严格的定性分析，直到达到数据饱和。确定了五个主题：(1)青春痘，(2)痤疮教育，(3)“痤疮转化”描绘治疗成功的故事，(4)痤疮的积极性，使痤疮正常化和(5)痤疮的现实，捕捉痤疮的生活经验。结果：总的来说，#acne下排名前150的视频累积了近20亿的观看量和1.02亿的粉丝。痤疮内容主要由女性上传(125/150；84%)。经过医学培训的临床医生仅占内容的11%（17/150）。爆痘视频吸引了最多的观看量（8.04亿次）；44%;17%的内容)，尽管其内容比例低于由患者和临床医生上传的痤疮教育视频(3.24亿次观看；34%的内容)。这些视频包括饮食技巧、奇迹般的治疗方法和对抗医学治疗的叙述。展示痤疮心理健康负担的痤疮真人秀视频在抖音观众中最不受欢迎(7900万次观看；内容的4%)。结论：TikTok上关于痤疮的专题定性研究弥合了临床专业知识与数字时代痤疮患者的生活经历之间的差距。根据研究结果，为皮肤科医生在TikTok平台上讨论痤疮主题提出了策略，包括医学法律预防措施。鉴于社交媒体上缺乏内容可信度，这项研究敦促皮肤科医生基于循证原则重新定义健康的皮肤护理实践。

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Australasian Journal of Dermatology 医学-皮肤病学

CiteScore

3.20

自引率

5.00%

发文量

186

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Australasian Journal of Dermatology is the official journal of the Australasian College of Dermatologists and the New Zealand Dermatological Society, publishing peer-reviewed, original research articles, reviews and case reports dealing with all aspects of clinical practice and research in dermatology. Clinical presentations, medical and physical therapies and investigations, including dermatopathology and mycology, are covered. Short articles may be published under the headings ‘Signs, Syndromes and Diagnoses’, ‘Dermatopathology Presentation’, ‘Vignettes in Contact Dermatology’, ‘Surgery Corner’ or ‘Letters to the Editor’.