Quality and reliability of information available on YouTube and Google pertaining gastroesophageal reflux disease

Aydın, Muhammet Fatih; Aydın, Mehmet

doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2020.104107

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“…5 In the light of this, it is of little comfort that our PEMAT scores show that videos are generally presented in a manner that is easy to understand and act upon. The problem seems to be universal as low quality of information in YouTube videos similar to our findings has recently been noted in a diverse range of other medical contexts including benign prostate hyperplasia, 13 hydrocephalus, 14 gastroesophageal reflux disease, 15 HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, 16 and deep brain stimulation. 17 Studies evaluating patient information videos professionally produced for specific medical conditions have shown positive effects with regard to a variety of issues including selfadministration of treatments, anxiety reduction, and information recall.…”

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Quality of Information in YouTube Videos on Erectile Dysfunction

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Introduction Many patients seek information online including on social media. Aim To assess the quality of information regarding erectile dysfunction (ED) in YouTube videos. Methods We searched “erectile dysfunction” on YouTube in October 2019 and evaluated the first 100 videos in English sorted by relevance. Main Outcome Measure We recorded the user engagement, video producer, intended audience, and content. Videos containing medical information were evaluated using the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) and the DISCERN quality criteria for consumer health information. The PEMAT evaluates the understandability and actionability of materials as a percentage. The DISCERN assesses the quality of information by a scale from 1 (serious or extensive shortcomings) to 5 (minimal shortcomings). Results The median number of total views was 22,450 (range 591–20,255,133) and the median number of views/month was 654 (range 9–723,398). 42 percent of the videos were posted by professional medical institutions, and 21% were posted by individual medical professionals. Most videos were aimed at the general public or patients suffering from ED. The median PEMAT understandability and actionability scores were both 100% (range 50–100% and 33–100%, respectively). The median DISCERN score was 2 (range 1-5) with 80.4% receiving a score of ≤3. Overall, 28% of the videos contained direct misinformation. DISCERN scores were higher in videos produced by medical institutions ( P = .0104), not selling specific products ( P = .007) and not promoting alternative medicine ( P = .0002). The number of subscribers was an independent predictor of views/month ( P < .0001). Conclusion Patients may be exposed to videos of poor quality when searching for information about ED on YouTube. The medical community needs to adapt a strategy to improve the quality of online medical information. Fode M, Nolsøe AB, Jacobsen FM, et al. Quality of Information in YouTube Videos on Erectile Dysfunction. J Sex Med 2020;8:408–413.

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Quality of Information in YouTube Videos on Erectile Dysfunction

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“…Similarly, in the studies conducted by Kuru et al [12] and Aydin et al [11], videos uploaded by health channels were reported to be of medium quality.…”

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“…However, studies on this subject in the literature indicate that patients believe that the information they obtain on the Internet is at least as reliable as the doctors' [9]. Many previous studies have reported that the quality of health-related videos on YouTube is low or medium quality [10][11][12]. These results show that health-related videos on YouTube need to be supervised.…”

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Evaluation of YouTube Video Content Related to the Management of Hypoglycemia

Çetin¹

2021

Cureus

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Objective Hypoglycemia is a syndrome characterized by decreased blood glucose levels and can result in morbidity and mortality. Often, patients seek information about hypoglycemia from the Internet and especially YouTube. The objective of this study was to investigate the quality and reliability of the 50 most viewed videos related to hypoglycemia on YouTube. Methods The links of 50 videos that met the criteria were copied to spreadsheet software. Attributes of the uploaders, the content of the videos, their screening time, the date they were uploaded, the number of days since the upload date, the number of daily views, comments, likes, dislike, and video power indexes were recorded. The videos were assessed by two independent emergency specialists using DISCERN and global quality scales (GQS). Results Of the selection, 27 (54%) videos were uploaded by health channels, 11 (22%) by physicians, nine (18%) by hospital channels, and three (6%) by patients. Furthermore, 30 (60%) of these 50 videos were real-content videos and 20 (40%) were animations. The average DISCERN score given by the researchers to 50 videos was 3.72 ± 0.90 (min-max: 1-5) and the average GQS score was 3.65 ± 0.88. Mean video power index (VPI) value was determined as 92.64 ± 11. According to Pearson’s analysis, there was a good agreement between the two observers. Conclusion Videos uploaded by physicians were useful. However, health videos should only be uploaded by physicians. Uploading videos with content that the patients and their relatives can clearly understand is of paramount importance.

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“…In similar studies in the literature, there are studies reporting that some of the videos uploaded by even the doctors are not of sufficient quality [ 7 , 21 ]. In these studies, it is emphasized that the videos uploaded by doctors, hospital channels, or health channels should also pass through a control mechanism [ 20 , 26 ]. We as well, think that health videos should only be uploaded by experts.…”

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Evaluation of Scientific Quality of YouTube Video Content Related to Umbilical Hernia

Çakmak¹

2021

Cureus

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Quality and reliability of information available on YouTube and Google pertaining gastroesophageal reflux disease

Cited by 50 publications

References 18 publications

Quality of Information in YouTube Videos on Erectile Dysfunction

Quality of Information in YouTube Videos on Erectile Dysfunction

Evaluation of YouTube Video Content Related to the Management of Hypoglycemia

Evaluation of Scientific Quality of YouTube Video Content Related to Umbilical Hernia

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