Assessing the scientific quality of radiotherapy popularization videos on BiliBili and TikTok: a cross-sectional study
This study evaluated 200 radiotherapy videos on BiliBili and TikTok. BiliBili showed higher reliability (DISCERN), whereas TikTok excelled in terms of user engagement. Recommendations include optimizing scientific communication, platform quality-based algorithms prioritizing authoritative content, and enhancing public media literacy. The findings can guide improvements in digital medical education.
Authors
- Xuanxuan Wu
- Jingru Han
- Man Li
- Xiao Li
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University (CN)
- Chongqing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1668189
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00