Misinformation and Readability of Social Media Content on Pediatric Ankyloglossia and Other Oral Ties
This study found a high frequency of misinformation in social media content on ankyloglossia. Most content was generated by self-identified health care practitioners but not physicians. Furthermore, the grade level of the content reviewed was above that recommended for the public. As the public increasingly looks to social media for medical information, health care practitioners should correct medical misinformation.
Authors
- Paul Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8766-3266)
- M. Elise Graham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7159-2953)
- Jacob Davidson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1077-1557)
- Lindsay Booth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7204-1571)
- Claire M. Lawlor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0636-6233)
- Claire A. Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3976-9058)
- Abdullah Aldaihani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9766-0564)
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- Children's National (US)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- London Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
- Published
- 2024-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2024.4211
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Oral and Craniofacial Lesions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.98