TikTok in Transgender Health: Is It Really Useful for Plastic Surgeons?

IF 2 4区医学 Q1 Social Sciences

Transgender Health Pub Date : 2025-02-10 eCollection Date: 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1089/trgh.2022.0043

Bashar Hassan, Jessica Mroueh, Vanessa Mroueh, Joseph M Escandón, Safi Ali-Khan, Gabriel Del Corral, Pedro Ciudad, Oscar J Manrique

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Abstract

Purpose: In 2020, videos with the hashtag #trans had over 6 billion views on the video-sharing application "TikTok." We aim to analyze TikTok users' engagement with gender-affirming surgery (GAS) content by transgender and nonbinary (TGNB) patients and plastic surgeons.

Methods: Between August 23 through September 11, 2021, we analyzed the top 14 hashtags for GAS and the top 10 most viewed videos for each hashtag using the TikTok application. We extracted the number of shares, likes, comments, and analyzed the quality of video comments, content, and creator.

Results: Transmasculine top surgery (n=53, 37.9%) was the most featured GAS. Most videos were posted by patients (n=104, 74.3%). Videos posted by the patients' significant other (PSO) had a significantly higher number of shares (median [interquartile range (IQR)] 17,850 [18882.5]) and lower rate of negative comments per video (Median [IQR] 0% [0%]) compared with those posted by Patients (median [IQR] 214 [868.25], p=0.045; median [IQR] 0% [5%], p=0.006) or Plastic surgeon (median [IQR] 226.5 [297.25], p=0.02; median [IQR] 5% [10%], p=0.043). Most videos presented postoperative care/results (n=45, 32.1%) and had a significantly higher number of likes (median [IQR] 116,500 [212,700]) compared with educational videos (median [IQR] 20,700 [66,939], p=0.044) and those on TGNB awareness/pride (median [IQR] 31,050 [84226.5], p=0.034).

Conclusion: TikTok users mostly engage with videos by the PSO on postoperative outcomes compared with educational and TGNB awareness/pride content posted by patients and surgeons. Adapting TikTok content may increase engagement with future patients and family members.

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TikTok在跨性别健康方面:对整形医生真的有用吗?

目的：2020年，在视频分享应用程序“抖音”上，带有#trans标签的视频浏览量超过60亿。我们的目标是分析TikTok用户对跨性别和非二元性别（TGNB）患者和整形外科医生的性别确认手术（GAS）内容的参与度。方法：在2021年8月23日至9月11日期间，我们使用TikTok应用程序分析了GAS的前14个话题标签和每个话题标签的前10个观看次数最多的视频。我们提取了分享、点赞、评论的数量，并分析了视频评论的质量、内容和创作者。结果：变性男性顶部手术（n=53, 37.9%）是最典型的GAS。大多数视频由患者发布（n=104, 74.3%）。患者重要伴侣（PSO）发布的视频分享数（中位数[四分位数间距（IQR）] 17,850[18882.5]）显著高于患者发布的视频（中位数[IQR] 214 [868.25], p=0.045），且每个视频的差评率（中位数[IQR] 0%[0%]）显著低于患者发布的视频(中位数[IQR] 214 [868.25], p=0.045；中位数[IQR] 0% [5%]， p=0.006)或整形外科医生(中位数[IQR] 226.5 [297.25], p=0.02；中位数[IQR] 5% [10%]， p=0.043)。与教育类视频（中位数[IQR] 20,700 [66,939], p=0.044）和TGNB意识/自豪感类视频（中位数[IQR] 31,050 [84226.5], p=0.034）相比，大多数视频介绍了术后护理/结果（n=45, 32.1%），点赞数（中位数[IQR] 116,500[212,700]）显著高于TGNB意识/自豪感类视频（中位数[IQR] 31,050 [84226.5], p=0.034）。结论：与患者和外科医生发布的教育性和TGNB意识/骄傲内容相比，TikTok用户主要关注PSO关于术后结果的视频。改编TikTok内容可能会增加与未来患者和家属的互动。

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Transgender Health Social Sciences-Gender Studies

CiteScore

4.30

自引率

10.00%

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122