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Cancer pain management information on major Chinese short-video platforms is of moderate quality with limited reliability, and user engagement metrics do not meaningfully correlate with the actual quality of the information. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To evaluate the quality and reliability of cancer pain management information on Douyin and Red Note and assess the relationship between quality metrics and user engagement.

September 14, 2026Scientific ReportsOpen Access

Quality and reliability of cancer pain management information on short-video platforms in China: a cross-sectional content analysis

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To evaluate the quality and reliability of cancer pain management information on Douyin and Red Note and assess the relationship between quality metrics and user engagement.
Conducted a cross-sectional content analysis of the top 100 search results for 'cancer pain' and 'cancer pain management' across Douyin and Red Note, analyzing 194 eligible videos.
Evaluated content using JAMA benchmark criteria, the Global Quality Score (GQS), and the modified DISCERN (mDISCERN) tool alongside engagement metrics (likes, comments, saves, shares).
Analyzed associations between content quality scores, uploader professional background, and user engagement using non-parametric tests and Spearman correlation.
Medical professionals uploaded 80.4% (156/194) of the videos, yielding median scores of 3.0 for JAMA, 2.0 for mDISCERN, and 3.0 for GQS, reflecting moderate overall quality but low reliability.
Douyin generated significantly higher user engagement than Red Note (median likes: 179.0 vs. 13.0, P < 0.001).
User engagement metrics demonstrated no significant correlation with JAMA or mDISCERN scores, showing only weak positive correlations with GQS, while treatment topics predominated (58.8%).

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Cross-sectional analysis observes moderate quality but limited reliability in cancer pain short videos, indicating that engagement does not reflect medical accuracy.

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Wang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa7b41e0926e14a848b39ba https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-71518-x

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Cross-sectional analysis observes moderate quality but limited reliability in cancer pain short videos, indicating that engagement does not reflect medical accuracy.

Quality and reliability of cancer pain management information on short-video platforms in China: a cross-sectional content analysis

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Quality and reliability of cancer pain management information on short-video platforms in China: a cross-sectional content analysis

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