Should you turn to TikTok for health information? What some surprising studies suggest:
In one study, three medical residents reviewed 81 TikTok videos identified by a search for #crohnsdisease. All were posted since January 2021. They found of the 25% that were educational, 80% were accurate.“That was that high. We were expecting lower numbers,” said Tripti Nagar, MD, lead study investigator and chief medical resident at Wayne State University in Rochester, MI.
About two-thirds of the videos in the study, 55, were posted by TikTok influencers or people with 10,000 or more followers. Their videos had more than 1.4 million views. “I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that, but when you're going through something personal like Crohn’s, it does have an impact,” she continued. “It’s about representation – so you connect to it more.”TikTok also acts as a form of social support to connect people diagnosed with IBD. In a March 2023 survey, the rates offor people with inflammatory bowel disease, compared to 6 years earlier.
Loveland was the sole reviewer of the 2,223 TikTok posts in his study. He searched for"cirrhosis" and"liver disease" videos posted from Oct. 1, 2021, to Nov. 25, 2022. He checked for misinformation because of controversies on fad diets,"liver detox" drinks, and herbal remedies.
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