Assessing the educational impact and quality of medical microvideos on TikTok

The case of Latin America

Bibliographic Data

ID15328830
AuthorsJuan S Izquierdo‐Condoy (0000-0002-1178-0546, Universidad de Las Américas), Marlon Arias-Intriago (0009-0002-3717-383X, Universidad de Las Américas), Melizza Mosquera-Quiñónez (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana), Felix Munoz, Fernando P Melgar Muñoz (Universidad de Las Américas), Mariana Jiménez-Ascanio (Institución Universitaria Visión de las Américas), Valentina Loaiza-Guevara (0000-0002-4270-2655, Institución Universitaria Visión de las Américas), Esteban Ortiz-Prado (0000-0002-1895-7498, Universidad de Las Américas, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume30
Issue1
Pages2474129-2474129
Publication date2025-03-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedical Education Online (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1087-2981 • E-ISSN: 1087-2981
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10872981.2025.2474129
PMID40055918
OpenAlexW4408257556
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited38

TikTok's engagement metrics amplify popular medical microvideos among Spanish-speaking users but do not reliably reflect educational quality, raising concerns about misinformation. 'Favorites' may serve as a more accurate indicator of perceived informational value. Standardized assessment tools should incorporate both engagement and quality metrics to improve content reliability and accessibility to evidence-based medical information

Family medicine · Latin Americans · Medical education · Political science · Quality (philosophy · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Law · Medicine · Mobile Health and mHealth Applications · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Media in Health Education

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