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An increasing number of posts are dedicated to specific medical topics, such as sleep medicine. The educational content of these posts is largely unknown. Therefore, a structured content analysis of posts linked to the hashtag \u201cobstructivesleepapnea\u201d was conducted, as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) represents the most common sleep-related breathing disorder.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The hashtag \u201cobstructivesleepapnea\u201d was entered into Instagram\u2019s search field. The first linked post was selected and then subdivided into visual content and text content for systematic analysis with a focus on educational information on OSA. Demographic factors of the post such as likes, hashtags and the posting account were also included in the analysis. The data collection was completed for\n                      <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009150 consecutive posts.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>37.3% of the visual content and 32.7% of the text content addressed educational information on OSA. In both subgroups, the most frequently discussed aspects were OSA symptoms, comorbidities, and therapy (visual content: 50.0%, 39.3, and 41.1%, respectively; text content: 42.9%, 44.9%, and 24.9%, respectively). The most common (professional) background of the account, as self-stated by the holder, was dentists (29.5%). Additional sleep medicine content was posted by 34.3% of all accounts.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Instagram offers informative content about OSA and is therefore a potential source for patient education. However, the content available is often poorly organized and in most cases incomplete. Patients may have difficulty categorizing the information provided to benefit from it.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00405-025-09211-4","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,1,20]],"date-time":"2025-01-20T14:06:03Z","timestamp":1737381963000},"page":"1263-1269","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Patient education on Instagram? 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