Quality and reliability of online health information on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in TikTok and Bilibili short videos: A cross-sectional content analysis - Summary - MDSpire

Quality and reliability of online health information on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in TikTok and Bilibili short videos: A cross-sectional content analysis

  • By

  • Feng Zhu

  • Jing Deng

  • Yao Sun

  • Jianyun Ma

  • Guoqi Sima

  • Ru Chen

  • June 10, 2026

  • 0 min

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Objective:

To quantitatively assess the quality and reliability of BPPV-related short videos on Douyin and Bilibili and to examine the association between video characteristics and quality scores.

Approach:
    Key Findings:
    • A total of 240 BPPV-related videos were initially identified.
    • Videos were categorized by uploader type and content themes.
    • Quality assessments were conducted using GQS and mDISCERN.
    Interpretation:

    Limitations:
    • The study only included videos from two specific platforms.
    • The assessment was limited to videos available at a single point in time.
    Conclusion:

Original Source(s)

Quality and reliability of online health information on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in TikTok and Bilibili short videos: A cross-sectional content analysis

  • by Feng Zhu, Jing Deng, Yao Sun, Jianyun Ma, Guoqi Sima, Ru Chen

  • June 10, 2026

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