Abstract

TikTok has become an immensely popular platform globally where users share information, ideas, and personal guidance on many topics, including health-related information. This rapid review identified several key findings: viewers should use caution when accessing health-related content on TikTok for health guidance; the content quality of videos produced by healthcare providers is significantly higher than those produced by general users; and 42 per cent of videos assessed contained questionable information. Due to the limitations of the DISCERN and PRMAT-AV tools for this content form, a new objective scoring system needs to be developed to assess quality in healthcare-related short-form videos.

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