TikTok videos on neuraxial labor analgesia contained inaccurate information in 10% of cases, warned researchers in a new cross-sectional study.
Analysis of TikTok videos on neuraxial labor analgesia found them to be of poor overall quality, with 10% of the videos containing inaccurate information. Videos from medical sources demonstrate higher quality scores but still fall below professional standards, researchers found.Researchers conducted a cross-sectional analysis to evaluate the accuracy and quality of TikTok videos on neuraxial labor analgesia.
Overall, 266 videos from June 17 to 20, 2024, which were recorded in English and could be identified through TikTok’s “Top” search function using keywords such as “epidural,” “epidural for labor,” “epidural for pregnancy,” “epidural experience,” “getting an epidural,” and “epidural risks,” were included in the study.
The researchers assessed the videos for content related to neuraxial technique, timing of administration, benefits, risks, and side effects of the intervention.Inaccuracy was assessed by determining the percentage of videos that included false information on the specific content areas, whereas quality was assessed using the modified DISCERN score, a validated five-question tool, with scores ranging from 0 to 5 and higher scores indicating better quality.
The overall quality of the analyzed videos was low; however, videos from medical sources showed better scores on mDISCERN than those from nonmedical sources (median, 0.0;“TikTok is a popular platform for health information among pregnant people, but the quality of content related to neuraxial labor analgesia is generally poor.
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