HIV videos on YouTube: helpful or harmful?

Ortiz-Martínez, Yeimer; Ali-Salloum, Wael; González-Ferreira, Fernando; Molinas-Argüello, Joel

doi:10.1136/sextrans-2017-053197

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“…The main finding of the current study was that 45% of the examined Korean videos regarding RLS on YouTube provided incorrect or scientifically unproven information. This proportion is grossly similar to previous studies that have appraised the provided information on other medical fields on YouTube [ 11 - 16 ]. However, a recent study evaluating English-speaking YouTube videos on RLS found that 23% of the videos provided misleading information [ 17 ], which is relatively low compared to our outcomes.…”

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confidence: 87%

“…This proportion is grossly similar to previous studies that have appraised the provided information on other medical fields on YouTube. [11][12][13][14][15][16] However, a recent study evaluating English-speaking YouTube videos on RLS found that 23% of the videos provided misleading information, 17 which is relatively low compared to our outcomes. This discrepancy may be partly explained by the popularity of CAM in Korea, as described below.…”

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confidence: 79%

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Content Analysis of Korean Videos Regarding Restless Legs Syndrome on YouTube

Kim

Kim²,

Jun³

et al. 2021

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ObjectiveaaTo evaluate the accuracy and quality of Korean videos associated with restless legs syndrome (RLS) on YouTube.MethodsaaA YouTube search was performed on April 1, 2020 using the term "restless legs syndrome" in the Korean language. Two reviewers coded the source, content, and demographics of the included videos. Video quality was assessed using the modified DISCERN (mDISCERN) instrument.ResultsaaAmong the 80 videos analyzed, 44 (55.0%) were reliable, and 36 (45.0%) were misleading. There was a trend toward a higher number of mean daily views in the misleading videos than in the reliable videos. Most of the misleading videos (72.2%) advocated complementary and alternative medicine as a primary treatment for RLS. Although the reliable videos had higher mDISCERN scores than the misleading videos, the overall quality of the reliable videos was low.ConclusionaaMany Korean videos regarding RLS on YouTube involve a risk of exposure to misinformation and are of unsatisfactory quality.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 79%

Content Analysis of Korean Videos Regarding Restless Legs Syndrome on YouTube

Kim

Kim²,

Jun³

et al. 2021

JMD

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“…Considering the growing importance of Web 2.0 studies on STIs, several kinds of research were conducted to be acquainted with "information need" regarding these infections. Some of these include: research performed on Web 2.0 tools used to prevent STIs (Sanz-Lorente et al, 2018), the study of search trends using Google Trends (Chiu et al, 2017;Johnson & Mehta, 2014), information on STIs broadcasted through YouTube (Ortiz-Martinez et al, 2017;Sanz-Lorente, Chorro-Vicedo, et al, 2019), the validity of the references that underpin the information about STIs on Wikipedia (Sanz-Lorente, Ruiz-Belda, et al, 2019), or access to adult content websites as risk markers for STIs (Yom-Tov et al, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

Documentary quality versus veracity of information of the websites on syphilis and gonorrhea

et al. 2021

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Objective: Analyze the possible relation between the documentary quality (DQ) versus the veracity of information (VI) on the syphilis and gonorrhea web pages. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study of websites containing information about syphilis and gonorrhea, by accessing this population through a Google. The quality was studied by using 8 variables belonging to DQ and 7 variables of the VI. Results: A total of 440 active websites mainly belonging to mass media and private entities was assessed. The fulfillment of DQ gave the following results: Mean 3.46 ± 0.07, median 4 and range from 0 to 7. The VI result was: median 4.07 ± 0.09, median 4 and range from 0 to 7. According to the search athwart syphilis or gonorrhea, the contrast of the median of the two indicators was: 3.55 vs 3.37 p = 0.181 and 4.14 vs 4.00 p = 0.442. No correlation was verified amid the data of DQ and VI (R = 0.04); p = 0.368. Similarly, no significance was observed when segregating data by disease, in the case of syphilis R = -0.03; p = 0.625 and on gonorrhea R = 0.12; p = 0.064. Conclusions: The DQ and VI bestowed low outcomes, which implies poor quality of syphilis and gonorrhea websites. According to infection (syphilis or gonorrhea), there were no meaningful differences amid the median values of the two indicators. Being acquainted with the authorship and affiliation of a website and the fact that it is tied to a prestigious web may be a factor to be deemed when predicting the VI of a website. The correlation amid the two indicators did not demonstrate an association, thus, knowing the DQ does not imply having the security of an adequate VI.

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“…Bibliometric YouTube is not only used in connecting friends, family members, colleagues, and friends, it is used as a tool for patient education. YouTube is sometimes used to educate patients that are undergoing treatment or being diagnosed with some identified diseases [1][2][3][4][5]. YouTube can be used to share videos from peerreviewed content on websites to the general public [1].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Arguments for and against the quality of videos uploaded for medical contents are the motivation behind this review paper. The literature is saturated with authors voicing their opinions based on their findings [2]. This paper creates a pattern of the issue by quantitatively and qualitatively assessing the research findings on this issue and come to a conclusion that will educate the readers on the level of quality of medical contents available on the YouTube website.…”

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confidence: 99%

Review on the Reliability of Medical Contents on YouTube

Okagbue¹,

Oguntunde²,

Bishop³

et al. 2020

Int. J. Onl. Eng.

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<p class="0abstract"><strong>Abstract—</strong> Social media and YouTube, in particular, has become an avenue for quick dissemination of information. Patients now search the YouTube website for information on diseases, treatment options, surgery, and general health information. This paper reviews the different reliability methods, results, conclusions and recommendations of contributions on the medical videos on YouTube. A keyword search was done on different databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar to generate articles related to the subject matter. No eligibility criteria were defined because the research is partly systematic. Descriptive statistics were used to present the information obtained from the analysis of the previously published papers in this context. � � The results are as follows: (i). DISCERN, JAMAS and GQS are the most frequent assessment tools used by authors in the determination of the reliability of medical videos on YouTube. (ii). 60% of the independent reviewers that assessed the reliability of the YouTube videos are often two in number. (iii). 65% of the articles concluded that medical videos on YouTube contain misleading information. (iv). User engagements for low and high-quality videos are 58% and 42% respectively. (v). 36.3 % of the total videos were uploaded by trusted sources such as medical and health professionals from recognized or prestigious hospitals, while 63.7% were uploaded by other sources whose affiliations cannot be independently verified. (vi). Out of the total 2675 medical videos assessed, 1589 (59%) are categorized as having useful contents that can influence positively on patient education while 1086 (41%) are categorized as misleading and (vii). Only 35% of the papers strongly recommended that medical videos on YouTube are useful and can be a good source of patient education. Awareness is needed to educate patients on the benefits and dangers of assessing medical videos on YouTube. Videos uploaded by authentic medical personnel or organizations are strongly recommended. </p>

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HIV videos on YouTube: helpful or harmful?

Cited by 16 publications

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Content Analysis of Korean Videos Regarding Restless Legs Syndrome on YouTube

Content Analysis of Korean Videos Regarding Restless Legs Syndrome on YouTube

Documentary quality versus veracity of information of the websites on syphilis and gonorrhea

Review on the Reliability of Medical Contents on YouTube

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