Quality and reliability of osteoarthritis-related health information on short video platforms: a cross-sectional comparative study of TikTok and Bilibili
OA-related videos on TikTok demonstrate higher overall quality and reliability compared to Bilibili, especially when created by healthcare professionals. User engagement metrics are positively associated with information quality, underscoring the importance of expert-led digital health communication. These findings highlight the need for platform-level interventions to promote trustworthy content and improve the digital health information ecosystem.
Authors
- Wei-Shuai Du
- Yuan Zuo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8516-2567)
- Qi Zuo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8491-4090)
- Chenyu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6739-4724)
- Ping Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0295-0846)
- Shu-Ming Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7460-1349)
- Ao Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7888-0478)
- Ren Guo
- Kai Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8375-869X)
Institutions
- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Digital Health
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2025.1623247
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.45