Affiliation:
1. Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine University of Toronto Toronto Ontario Canada
2. Mediprobe Research Inc London Ontario Canada
Abstract
AbstractBackgroundWith an ever‐growing influence of social media in healthcare, concurrent with increased emphasis on patient autonomy and shared decision‐making, dermatologists treating hair loss need to be cognizant of online interest trends and the types of information disseminated across popular platforms.ObjectivesTo evaluate recent health‐related interest trends and assess engagement, quality, and accuracy of alopecia areata (AA) and pattern hair loss (PHL, androgenetic alopecia) contents on social media.MethodsRelative search volumes (RSVs) were extracted from Google Trends using the search category ‘alopecia areata’ and ‘pattern hair loss’. Eighty matching videos on TikTok and YouTube were also extracted and characterized. Viewer engagement was estimated using the engagement ratio, and quality and accuracy were assessed using DISCERN and Dy et al. Accuracy Scale (DAS).ConclusionsAA‐related contents on TikTok discussing personal experiences of female subjects were significantly more engaging. DISCERN and DAS scoring showed significantly higher quality and accuracy in videos created by healthcare providers on YouTube, but not TikTok, which could in part be related to YouTube videos being longer. RSV fluctuations corresponding to news in popular culture had high impact. Sponsorship disclosures were generally not reported in product promotional videos.
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