What’s being recommended to patients on social media? A cross‐sectional analysis of alopecia treatments on YouTube

What’s being recommended to patients on social media? A cross‐sectional analysis of alopecia treatments on YouTube

Our study shows that treatment recommendations provided through social media are based on evidence of variable quality. However, on Youtube®, there was no significant difference between viewership numbers between physicians and nonphysicians. Therefore, Dermatologists with expertise in alopecia shou...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical and experimental dermatology 2022-04, Vol.47 (4), p.759-763
Hauptverfasser: Killion, L., Therianou, A., Watchorn, R. E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Alopecia
Alopecia - therapy
Baldness
Cross-Sectional Studies
Humans
Social Media
Social networks
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Zusammenfassung:Our study shows that treatment recommendations provided through social media are based on evidence of variable quality. However, on Youtube®, there was no significant difference between viewership numbers between physicians and nonphysicians. Therefore, Dermatologists with expertise in alopecia should consider utilizing social media to promote evidence‐based treatment options for all alopecia subtypes.
ISSN:0307-6938
1365-2230
DOI:10.1111/ced.15030