TikTok e l’informazione sanitaria

Abstract

We explore the utility of social media platforms as educational tools, providing a summary of how these sites are used by the public and demonstrating ways these findings may be applied for educational purposes. Over half of the world’s population utilizes social media platforms. More recently, these platforms have increasingly been used for educational purposes. In the field of health, a large portion of the educational content is coming from users with no formal medical or dermatologic training. In nephrology field there are not TikTok accounts. It would be useful to have an institutional account to provide serious, correct and appropriate information before others spread incorrect information.

Keywords

• TikTok
• social media
• health communication
• social communication