Table 3.
Reasons for health-related TikTok use among respondents who had ever used TikTok (n=1026).
| I like to get health information from TikTok because... | Level of agreementa, mean (SD) |
| It can help me to maintain a healthy lifestyle. | 4.92 (1.60) |
| It can help me determine whether I need to see a doctor. | 4.81 (1.67) |
| It can provide me with more information after I’ve seen my doctor. | 4.65 (1.72) |
| It can help me find different options for treatment or maintenance of my health condition(s). | 4.79 (1.65) |
| I can gain knowledge about a disease I’ve been diagnosed with. | 5.01 (1.59) |
| I can obtain advice from other patients with the same disease or health condition as me. | 5.29 (1.54) |
| I can receive social support from others. | 5.29 (1.57) |
| I can communicate with physicians. | 4.06 (1.86) |
| I can interact in real time with TikTok users. | 4.59 (1.81) |
| I can obtain immediate health information and make use of it. | 4.53 (1.71) |
aRespondents indicated their level of agreement using a 7-point scale (ranging from 1=strongly disagree to 7=strongly agree).