Tiffany A Eatz, Meghana Kalavar, Michael Birnhak, Hasenin Al-Khersan, Jayanth Sridhar, Kara M Cavuoto
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Abstract
Purpose: To understand patients' strabismus surgery experience, including its impact on patients' appearance and psychosocial factors such as anxiety and depression, via trends on popular social media platforms.
Methods: TikTok and Instagram were searched for the following post hashtags: "#strabismus," "#strabismussurgery," "#crosseyed," and "#lazyeye." Data regarding date of post, username, gender, city, state, United States or international location, surgical status (preoperative, perioperative, or postoperative), tone (positive or negative), place of treatment, type of post (photo or video), number of likes/views, and number of followers were recorded for statistical analysis.
Results: A total of 790 posts (400 TikTok, 390 Instagram) were included. The majority (87.8%) had a positive tone, particularly for Instagram (Instagram = 97.7%, TikTok = 78.3%, P < .01). TikTok had significantly more likes/follower (P < .01), as did negative posts (P < .01). #Lazyeye gained significantly more traction than other hashtags (range: P < .001 to .006). There were no differences in likes/follower for treatment phase (preoperative/perioperative/postoperative), gender, or relative age of poster (adult/parent/child).
Conclusions: These findings demonstrated that TikTok and Instagram users tend to share positive strabismus surgical experiences; however, negative posts were associated with more interactive responses from viewers. Colloquial hashtags (eg, #lazyeye) were more likely to gain traction than medical terms. TikTok posts were associated with more engagement than Instagram, which suggests TikTok may be a better platform going forward for patient outreach. [J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2023;60(6):402-405.].
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus is a bimonthly peer-reviewed publication for pediatric ophthalmologists. The Journal has published original articles on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of eye disorders in the pediatric age group and the treatment of strabismus in all age groups for over 50 years.