Quality and accuracy of gastric cancer related videos in social media videos platforms
Abstract Background Gastric cancer is a major public health problem worldwide. Social media has affected public’s daily lives in ways no one ever thought possible. Both TikoTok and its Chinese version Douyin are the most popular short video posting platform. This study aimed to evaluate the quality,...
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| author | Ren-hao Hu Hai-bin Zhang Biao Yuan Ke-hui Zhang Jia-yi Xu Xi-mao Cui Tao Du Chun Song Shun Zhang Xiao-hua Jiang |
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| description | Abstract Background Gastric cancer is a major public health problem worldwide. Social media has affected public’s daily lives in ways no one ever thought possible. Both TikoTok and its Chinese version Douyin are the most popular short video posting platform. This study aimed to evaluate the quality, accuracy, and completeness of videos for gastric cancer on TikTok and Douyin. Methods The terms “gastric cancer” was searched on TikTok in both English and Japanese, and on Douyin in Chinese. The first 100 videos in three languages (website’s default setting) were checked. QUality Evaluation Scoring Tool (QUEST) and DISCERN as the instrument for assessing the quality of the information in each video. Content was analysed under six categories (aetiology, anatomy, symptoms, preventions, treatments, and prognosis). The educational value and completeness were evaluated with a checklist developed by the researchers. Results A total of 78 videos in English, 63 in Japanese, and 99 in Chinese were analyzed. The types of sources were as follows: 6.4% in English, 4.8% in Japanese, and 57.6% in Chinese for health professionals; 93.6% in English, 95.2% in Japanese, and 3.0% in Chinese for private users; none in English and Japanese, but 39.4% in Chinese for other sources. In all, 20.5% in English, 17.5% in Japanese, and 93.9% in Chinese of videos had useful information about gastric cancer. Among the useful videos, the videos published in Chinese had the highest QUEST(p < 0.05) and DISCERN scores(p < 0.05), followed by those published in Japanese. Among the educational videos, prognosis in English (37.5%), symptoms in Japanese (54.5%), and prevention in Chinese (47.3%) were the most frequently covered topic. Conclusions TikTok in English and Japanese might not fully meet the gastric cancer information needs of public, but Douyin in Chinese was the opposite. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6bfa7fad251d4f98a04807de3a94f2242022-12-22T04:38:22ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582022-11-012211810.1186/s12889-022-14417-wQuality and accuracy of gastric cancer related videos in social media videos platformsRen-hao Hu0Hai-bin Zhang1Biao Yuan2Ke-hui Zhang3Jia-yi Xu4Xi-mao Cui5Tao Du6Chun Song7Shun Zhang8Xiao-hua Jiang9Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji UniversityCenter of Digestive Endoscopy, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji UniversityDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji UniversityDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji UniversityDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji UniversityDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji UniversityDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji UniversityDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji UniversityDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji UniversityDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji UniversityAbstract Background Gastric cancer is a major public health problem worldwide. Social media has affected public’s daily lives in ways no one ever thought possible. Both TikoTok and its Chinese version Douyin are the most popular short video posting platform. This study aimed to evaluate the quality, accuracy, and completeness of videos for gastric cancer on TikTok and Douyin. Methods The terms “gastric cancer” was searched on TikTok in both English and Japanese, and on Douyin in Chinese. The first 100 videos in three languages (website’s default setting) were checked. QUality Evaluation Scoring Tool (QUEST) and DISCERN as the instrument for assessing the quality of the information in each video. Content was analysed under six categories (aetiology, anatomy, symptoms, preventions, treatments, and prognosis). The educational value and completeness were evaluated with a checklist developed by the researchers. Results A total of 78 videos in English, 63 in Japanese, and 99 in Chinese were analyzed. The types of sources were as follows: 6.4% in English, 4.8% in Japanese, and 57.6% in Chinese for health professionals; 93.6% in English, 95.2% in Japanese, and 3.0% in Chinese for private users; none in English and Japanese, but 39.4% in Chinese for other sources. In all, 20.5% in English, 17.5% in Japanese, and 93.9% in Chinese of videos had useful information about gastric cancer. Among the useful videos, the videos published in Chinese had the highest QUEST(p < 0.05) and DISCERN scores(p < 0.05), followed by those published in Japanese. Among the educational videos, prognosis in English (37.5%), symptoms in Japanese (54.5%), and prevention in Chinese (47.3%) were the most frequently covered topic. Conclusions TikTok in English and Japanese might not fully meet the gastric cancer information needs of public, but Douyin in Chinese was the opposite.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14417-wGastric cancer; Social media; Public health; Content analysis |
| spellingShingle | Ren-hao Hu Hai-bin Zhang Biao Yuan Ke-hui Zhang Jia-yi Xu Xi-mao Cui Tao Du Chun Song Shun Zhang Xiao-hua Jiang Quality and accuracy of gastric cancer related videos in social media videos platforms BMC Public Health Gastric cancer; Social media; Public health; Content analysis |
| title | Quality and accuracy of gastric cancer related videos in social media videos platforms |
| title_full | Quality and accuracy of gastric cancer related videos in social media videos platforms |
| title_fullStr | Quality and accuracy of gastric cancer related videos in social media videos platforms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quality and accuracy of gastric cancer related videos in social media videos platforms |
| title_short | Quality and accuracy of gastric cancer related videos in social media videos platforms |
| title_sort | quality and accuracy of gastric cancer related videos in social media videos platforms |
| topic | Gastric cancer; Social media; Public health; Content analysis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14417-w |
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