Descaling psoriasis narratives on TikTok: A cross-sectional study

Hamzah Ahmed

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Abstract

Social media is increasingly being utilised by patients to obtain knowledge regarding their health conditions. TikTok, one of the biggest players in social media, has seen rapid growth within recent years and as such has become a major platform for seeking medical information. Therefore, it is important to ensure that the content being displayed is reliable and evidence based. This cross-sectional study is based on the work by Oulee et al.1 “Atopic dermatitis on TikTok™: a cross-sectional study”. Here, authors analysed videos on TikTok pertaining to atopic dermatitis. In our study, we will adopt a similar approach but instead analyse content on TikTok related to psoriasi
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere13877
Number of pages2
JournalSkin Research and Technology
Volume30
Issue number7
Early online date22 Jul 2024
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 22 Jul 2024
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Psoriasis/psychology
  • Humans
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Male
  • Adult
  • Middle Aged
  • Narration

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