To evaluate the quality and reliability of chest pain-related short-form videos on TikTok and Bilibili, focusing on their accuracy, completeness, and relevance, and assess their coverage of high-risk etiologies, management advice, and prevention strategies.
Key Findings:
A total of 179 videos were analyzed, with 88 from TikTok and 91 from Bilibili.
Content quality varied significantly between platforms, with differences in the coverage of high-risk conditions and management strategies.
Videos uploaded by medical professionals generally provided more reliable information compared to non-professionals, highlighting the need for users to seek content from credible sources.
Interpretation:
The study highlights the variability in the quality of health information available on social media, emphasizing the need for reliable content to guide individuals experiencing chest pain.
Limitations:
The study focused only on videos in Chinese or with accurate Chinese subtitles, limiting generalizability to non-Chinese speaking populations.
The analysis was restricted to two platforms, which may not represent the entire landscape of health-related social media content, potentially overlooking valuable information available elsewhere.
Conclusion:
The findings underscore the importance of evaluating health information on social media, particularly for critical symptoms like chest pain, to improve public health outcomes and encourage the dissemination of reliable content.
