Assessment of quality, absorbability, and educational value of YouTube videos regarding ankle fractures

Assessing the Quality and Clarity of YouTube Videos as an Informational Source for Ankle Fractures: A Study of the Turkish Population

“…The findings of this earlier study align with our own, as both studies reveal low scores across AFCS, JAMA, and PEMAT, indicating a general trend of suboptimal educational quality in YouTube videos about ankle fractures. This parallel observation suggests a more widespread issue affecting the educational content available on YouTube for medical topics, transcending geographical boundaries [ 4 ].…”

“…For each video selected for the study, we diligently recorded various characteristics to enable a thorough evaluation. These characteristics comprised the video's title, duration, number of views, uploader/source, comment count, age (in days since upload), view rate (calculated as views per day), likes, dislikes, like/dislike ratio (expressed as a percentage), Video Power Index (VPI), subscriber count, and YouTube verification status [ 4 , 5 ]. We categorized video sources into five distinct categories: academic sources (affiliated with educational institutions or research programs), physicians, non-physician healthcare professionals (such as physical therapists or physician assistants), patients, and device companies.…”

“…Total scores for understandability and actionability were calculated and divided by the number of items for each, which yielded a percentage. A higher percentage indicated a video that was more understandable or actionable [ 4 , 11 ].…”

“…Given its close affiliation with Google, YouTube attracts a remarkable number of daily views and boasts a substantial user base of over 2 billion active users per month [ 3 ]. Additionally, it is increasingly being utilized as a means to disseminate health information [ 4 ].…”

Addressing the Need for a Better Understanding of Foot and Ankle Pathology Relevant to the Adolescent Athlete

“…Moreover, the presence of a fibular avulsion fracture has been associated with an increased risk of recurrent sprains. In seeking treatment, technologically savvy youth may be more likely to use social media websites to obtain information pertaining to ankle sprains and ankle injuries, and the quality of the content contained on these sites may be poor [ 10 , 11 ]. These and other pathologies remain relatively poorly described in the existing literature.…”