Department of Gastroenterology, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Helicobacter. 2024 Jan-Feb;29(1):e13029. doi: 10.1111/hel.13029. Epub 2023 Oct 12.
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) poses serious threats to human health. TikTok (Douyin in Chinese), a major social media platform focused on sharing short videos, has demonstrated great potential in spreading health information, including information related to H. pylori infection. This study aims to evaluate the content and quality of the information shared in TikTok videos about H. pylori infection in mainland China.
We collected a sample of 116 videos in Chinese related to H. pylori infection from TikTok. Video contents were evaluated by the coding schema proposed by Goobie et al., and the Hexagonal Radar Schema was used to intuitively display the spotlight and weight of each aspect of the videos. The DISCERN questionnaire was used to evaluate the quality of the videos.
We identified two major sources of videos related to H. pylori: individual users (n = 89) and organizational users (n = 27). Regarding content, the Hexagonal Radar Charts showed that more than 35% of the videos delivered moderate to high quality content (>1 point) in terms of definition, symptoms and management of the disease, whereas risk factors, evaluation and outcomes of the disease were less discussed. The DISCERN classification data showed that 0.9% of the videos were "very poor," 5.2% "poor," 68.7% "fair," 20.0% "good," and only 5.2% "excellent". Regarding total DISCERN scores, videos published by nonprofit organizations had the highest scores, followed by videos uploaded by health professionals.
Although the overall quality of TikTok videos related to H. pylori infection was medium, users should be careful when obtaining information related to H. pylori infection on TikTok and opt for videos uploaded by nonprofit organizations and health professionals.
幽门螺杆菌（H. pylori）对人类健康构成严重威胁。TikTok（中文名为抖音）是一个专注于分享短视频的主要社交媒体平台，在传播健康信息方面具有巨大潜力，包括与 H. pylori 感染相关的信息。本研究旨在评估中国大陆 TikTok 视频中关于 H. pylori 感染的信息内容和质量。
我们从 TikTok 上收集了 116 个中文相关的 H. pylori 感染视频。使用 Goobie 等人提出的编码方案对视频内容进行评估，并使用六边形雷达图直观地显示视频各方面的重点和权重。使用 DISCERN 问卷评估视频质量。
我们确定了两种与 H. pylori 相关的视频来源：个人用户（n=89）和组织用户（n=27）。关于内容，六边形雷达图显示，超过 35%的视频在疾病的定义、症状和管理方面提供了中等到高质量的内容（>1 分），而疾病的风险因素、评估和结果则讨论较少。DISCERN 分类数据显示，0.9%的视频为“非常差”，5.2%为“差”，68.7%为“一般”，20.0%为“好”，只有 5.2%为“优秀”。关于总 DISCERN 评分，非营利组织发布的视频得分最高，其次是健康专业人员上传的视频。
尽管 TikTok 上与 H. pylori 感染相关的视频整体质量中等，但用户在 TikTok 上获取与 H. pylori 感染相关的信息时应谨慎，选择由非营利组织和健康专业人员上传的视频。
