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. 2021 Oct 27;3:692613. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2021.692613

Table 3.

TikTok video content themes and topics (tallied and reported as percentage of total).

Head injury
(n = 65)
Concussion
(n = 92)
Broad content themes
    Rec Sport/Inj 5 (8%) 25 (27%)
    News 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
    Education 2 (3%) 1 (1%)
    Commercial 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
    Personal 45 (69%) 41 (45%)
    Other 13 (20%) 25 (27%)
Content topics
    Video footage of sport injury 1 (2%) 15 (16%)
    Playing around, hit head 17 (26%) 50 (54%)
    Personal story 25 (39%) 8 (9%)
    Joking, acting, faking 13 (20%) 12 (13%)
    Diagnosed concussion/head injury 7 (11%) 4 (4%)
    Downplay/brag about symptoms 0 (0%) 2 (2%)
    Concussion facts 2 (3%) 1 (1%)