Assessing quality, reliability and accuracy of polycystic ovary syndrome‐related content on <scp>TikTok</scp>: A video‐based cross‐sectional analysis
PCOS-related videos on TikTok were mostly misinformative and of low quality and reliability. Healthcare professionals' videos were more informative with had higher quality compared to patient-created content. Identifying and addressing low-quality content is crucial for guiding future public health initiatives and improving the dissemination of trustworthy medical information on social networks.
Authors
- Luigi Della Corte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0584-2181)
- Marco La Verde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6071-0245)
- Carlo Ronsini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9023-282X)
- Gaetano Riemma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3676-7716)
- Vittorio Unfer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1805-3181)
- Antonio Simone Laganà (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1543-2802)
- Andrea Etrusco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7414-4224)
- Raffaela Carotenuto
- Pasquale De Franciscis
- Camilla Casolari
Institutions
- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (IT)
- Saint Camillus International University of Health and Medical Sciences (IT)
- University of Naples Federico II (IT)
- University of Palermo (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
- Published
- 2025-02-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.70007
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 14.08