Published on in Vol 8 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/70010, first published .
Perception, Quality, and Accuracy of Sunscreen Content on TikTok: SkinMedia Cross-Sectional Content Analysis

Perception, Quality, and Accuracy of Sunscreen Content on TikTok: SkinMedia Cross-Sectional Content Analysis

Perception, Quality, and Accuracy of Sunscreen Content on TikTok: SkinMedia Cross-Sectional Content Analysis

Jaclyn Roland-McGowan   1, 2 * , BS ;   Kyra Diehl   2, 3 * , BS ;   Tayler Tobey   2 , BS, BA ;   Autumn Shafer   4 , PhD ;   Paige Clement   5 , MSc ;   Oliver J Wisco   5 , DO ;   Alex G Ortega-Loayza   2 , MCR, MD ;   Sancy Leachman   2, 6 , MD, PhD

1 School of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, United States

2 Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, United States

3 College of Osteopathic Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, United States

4 School of Journalism and Communication, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, United States

5 Department of Dermatology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States

6 Department of Dermatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Alex G Ortega-Loayza, MCR, MD
  • Department of Dermatology
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