AUTHOR=Lai Yongkang , Liao Foqiang , He Zixuan , Lai Weiguo , Zhu Chunping , Du Yiqi , Li Zhaoshen 

TITLE=The status quo of short videos as a health information source of Helicobacter pylori: a cross-sectional study

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=11

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1344212

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2023.1344212

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=<sec id="sec1"><title>Background</title><p>Health education about <italic>Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)</italic> is one of the most effective methods to prevent <italic>H. pylori</italic> infection and standardize <italic>H. pylori</italic> eradication treatment. Short videos enable people to absorb and remember information more easily and are an important source of health education. This study aimed to assess the information quality of <italic>H. pylori</italic>-related videos on Chinese short video-sharing platforms.</p></sec><sec id="sec2"><title>Methods</title><p>A total of 242 <italic>H. pylori</italic>-related videos from three Chinese short video-sharing platforms with the most users, TikTok, Bilibili, and Kwai, were retrieved. The Global Quality Score (GQS) and the modified DISCERN tool were used to assess the quality and content of videos, respectively. Additionally, comparative analyzes of videos based on different sources and common <italic>H. pylori</italic> issues were also conducted.</p></sec><sec id="sec3"><title>Results</title><p>The median GQS score and DISCERN score was 2 for <italic>H. pylori</italic>-related videos analyzed in this study. Non-gastroenterologists posted the most <italic>H. pylori-</italic>related videos (136/242, 56.2%). Videos from gastroenterologists (51/242, 21.0%) had the highest GQS and DISCERN scores, with a median of 3. Few videos had content on family-based <italic>H. pylori</italic> infection control and management (5.8%), whether all <italic>H. pylori</italic>-positive patients need to undergo eradication treatment (27.7%), and the adverse effects of <italic>H. pylori</italic> eradication therapy (16.1%).</p></sec><sec id="sec4"><title>Conclusion</title><p>Generally, the content and quality of the information in <italic>H. pylori</italic>-related videos were unsatisfactory, and the quality of the video correlated with the source of the video. Videos from gastroenterologists provided more correct guidance with higher-quality information on the prevention and treatment of <italic>H. pylori</italic> infection.</p></sec>