The Utilization of YouTube as a Resource on Hair Loss Treatments

Behbahani, Sara; Ward, Brittany; Montovano, Margaret; Wilson, Britney N.; Ravikumar, Vaishali; Karanfilian, Katrice M.; Paskhover, Boris

doi:10.1007/s00266-020-01797-w

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“…Our evaluation of the health information in the hair loss treatment videos with highest viewer engagement showed that most videos were of low‐moderate quality, in agreement with a previous report 12 . However, we found that some Top 10 videos contained moderate‐high quality information on mechanism of action, and the risks and benefits of different treatments.…”

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“…Our evaluation of the health information in the hair loss treatment videos with highest viewer engagement showed that most videos were of low-moderate quality, in agreement with a previous report. 12 However, we found that some Top 10 videos contained moderate-high quality information on mechanism of action, and the risks and benefits of different treatments. The higher quality of Top 10 "finasteride" videos could be an indication that hair restoration experts have invested in educating patients on the benefits of its use and the possible side effects.…”

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Analysis of YouTube hair loss treatment information: What makes for engaging content?

Gupta

Ivanova

2020

Dermatologic Therapy

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Patients are increasingly seeking effective hair loss treatments. The internet and social media are popular sources of health information, but the quality and reliability of the content available to patients is highly variable. More than two thirds of American adults reported using YouTube in 2019. We investigated public interest in hair loss treatment information on YouTube and evaluated the quality of health information in videos with high viewer engagement. In July 2020, we used Google Trends, limited to YouTube searches, to analyze relative interest in hair loss treatments worldwide. We searched YouTube using nonsurgical and surgical hair loss treatment terms and we analyzed the retrieved video content. The DISCERN tool was used to evaluate the quality of health information in the hair loss treatment videos with highest viewer engagement. There is increasing public interest in YouTube searches for hair loss treatments. A large number of hair loss treatment videos are available on YouTube, but potential patients are likely to access mostly new content created by well-subscribed channels. Videos with high viewer engagement contain information that can be useful in guiding treatment decisions, but tend to be biased because they are intended to promote dermatology and hair restoration clinics. Patients are using YouTube as a source of hair loss treatment information. Videos created by hair restoration experts contain reliable information, but their quality can be improved by providing links to other sources.

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Analysis of YouTube hair loss treatment information: What makes for engaging content?

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Ivanova

2020

Dermatologic Therapy

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“…However, it is observed that the number of views of videos, especially those involving plastic surgery, is quite high. However, it has been reported that the videos examined in these studies generally contain misleading or medium quality information [14,21,22].…”

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YouTube as a Source of Information on Hymenoplasty

Erdoğan¹

2023

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Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality, validity and reliability of YouTube videos regarding hymenoplasty. Methods: On 01/03/2021, the terms "Hymenoplasty", "Hymen Repair", "Hymenoplasty Surgery" and "Virginal Membrane" were entered separately in the YouTube search bar, and the videos were listed by selecting "relevance" from the filtering options. After excluding non-English videos, videos shorter than 60 seconds and longer than 20 minutes, entertainment videos, news and repeat videos, the most relevant and most watched 100 videos were included in the study. Results: While 50% of these videos were uploaded by physicians and 40% by private clinics, 64% were contained information about surgical technique and 28% general information. While the mean DISCERN score of the videos uploaded by physicians was 2.96 ± 0.83, it was 2.84 ± 1.27 for those who were not uploaded by physicians. While the mean GQS score of the videos uploaded by doctors was 2.96 ± 0.75, it was 2.74 ± 1.24 for the videos that were not uploaded by physicians. According to the scores given by the researchers on both DISCERN and GQS scales, 38 videos were found to be of poor quality and misleading, 31 videos were of medium quality, 23 videos were of good quality, and 8 videos were of excellent quality. Conclusion: While general information videos uploaded by physicians and private clinics contain useful and educational information, we found that surgical technique videos provide incomplete and misleading information. We think that all videos with health content should only be uploaded by specialist doctors and health channels and these videos should be subjected to peer review.

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“…We know from previous studies that professional videos for patient education have the potential to be helpful to patients, enhance patient understanding, decrease anxiety, and improve patient cooperation during procedures 18,19 . On the other hand, low quality of health information is a pervasive finding and has also been detected in YouTube™ videos on hair loss treatments, 20 urinary stone treatments, 21 benign erectile dysfunction, 22 prostate hyperplasia, 23 hydrocephalus, 24 gastroesophageal reflux disease, 25 and human immunodeficiency virus pre‐exposure prophylaxis 26 . Given the dearth of high‐quality videos on medical topics, inclusion of metrics from standardized quality assessments would seem prudent.…”

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Assessing the quality of publicly available videos on MDMA‐assisted psychotherapy for PTSD

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Background and Objectives Patients increasingly rely on the Internet for healthcare information. This study aimed to evaluate the quality of videos on 3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)‐assisted psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on YouTube™. Methods YouTube™ was searched for the terms “MDMA” and “PTSD.” The 100 most viewed videos were analyzed using three standard quality measures: Global Quality Scores (GQS), JAMA benchmark, and DISCERN. Viewer engagement features and source of upload, video duration, inclusion of patient narrative and/or MD/DO/PhD, the mention of lack of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, side effects, potential for abuse, and use in conjunction with psychotherapy were recorded. Results The videos were of poor quality (mean GQS: 2.26 ± 0.94/5, JAMA: 1.96 ± 0.45/4, and DISCERN: 29.5 ± 8.2/80). A significant positive association was found between video quality and duration (GQS: r = .5857, p < .0001, JAMA: r = .279, p = .0409, DISCERN: r = .5783, p < .0001). Videos including an MD/DO/PhD had the highest scores (GQS: 2.87/5 [1.22], p = .006, DISCERN: 38.35/80 [13.32], p < .0003). A minority of videos were uploaded by academic institutions (1%); most were from professional organizations (29%). No correlation was found between quality and viewer engagement features‐number of views, subscribers, likes/dislikes, or comments. A majority mentioned that MDMA must be used in conjunction with psychotherapy (85%) and is not FDA‐approved (82%) for PTSD. Only 32% of videos mentioned risks or potential for abuse. Conclusions These findings highlight the need for better quality of online health material and an opportunity for involvement of healthcare professionals in the dissemination of accurate health information via content creation. Scientific Significance This is the first study to examine publicly available information on the use of MDMA for PTSD.

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The Utilization of YouTube as a Resource on Hair Loss Treatments

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Analysis of YouTube hair loss treatment information: What makes for engaging content?

Analysis of YouTube hair loss treatment information: What makes for engaging content?

YouTube as a Source of Information on Hymenoplasty

Assessing the quality of publicly available videos on MDMA‐assisted psychotherapy for PTSD

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