Department of Otorhinolaryngology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Front Public Health. 2022 Jun 22;10:901976. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.901976. eCollection 2022.
Hearing aids are effective at improving listening ability and health-related quality of life. Recently, we observed that there are many hearing aids-related videos published on TikTok. However, the quality of the information they offer remains unstudied. This study aimed to evaluate the information quality of hearing aids videos on TikTok. We collected a sample of 155 hearing aids-related videos in Chinese and extracted the basic information. First, we identified the source of each video. Two independent raters assessed the quality of the information in the videos, using the PEMAT-A/V tool and DISCERN instrument. Regarding content, the results showed that the video contents on TikTok mainly about features, functionalities, and suggestions of purchase or fitting of hearing aids, while the information about the disadvantages and complications of hearing aids was limited. The overall quality of the hearing aids-related videos was acceptable on average, although the quality varies greatly depending on the type of source. Patients should be cautious in obtaining information about hearing aids on TikTok.
助听器能有效改善听力能力和与健康相关的生活质量。最近，我们观察到 TikTok 上发布了许多与助听器相关的视频。然而，它们提供的信息质量仍未得到研究。本研究旨在评估 TikTok 上助听器视频的信息质量。我们收集了 155 个中文助听器相关视频作为样本，并提取了基本信息。首先，我们确定了每个视频的来源。两名独立的评估员使用 PEMAT-A/V 工具和 DISCERN 工具评估了视频中的信息质量。关于内容，结果表明，TikTok 上的视频内容主要是关于助听器的特点、功能以及购买或适配建议，而关于助听器的缺点和并发症的信息有限。助听器相关视频的整体质量平均来说是可以接受的，尽管质量因来源类型的不同而有很大差异。患者在 TikTok 上获取有关助听器的信息时应谨慎。
