TikTok as a Platform for Patient Education and Health Information in Rare Genetic Diseases: Cross-Sectional Study

TikTok serves as a key platform for rare disease awareness and community engagement, although the quality and accuracy of health information vary widely. Although medical professionals produced higher-quality content, it tended to receive less visibility. Increasing the presence of health care professionals and improving visibility of evidence-based content could enhance patient education and safer health information sharing.

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JMIR Formative Research
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2025-11-12
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https://doi.org/10.2196/79978
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Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
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TikTok as a Platform for Patient Education and Health Information in Rare Genetic Diseases: Cross-Sectional Study

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TikTok as a Platform for Patient Education and Health Information in Rare Genetic Diseases: Cross-Sectional Study

Hosam Gharib Abdelhady, Ra’ed Hijazi, Jackson Montgomery Wahman
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Abstract

TikTok serves as a key platform for rare disease awareness and community engagement, although the quality and accuracy of health information vary widely. Although medical professionals produced higher-quality content, it tended to receive less visibility. Increasing the presence of health care professionals and improving visibility of evidence-based content could enhance patient education and safer health information sharing.

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Sam Houston State University (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 49%
Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
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