YouTube as a source of information on carbon monoxide poisoning: a content-quality analysis.

Krakowiak, Michał; Rak, Małgorzata; Krakowiak, Paweł; Racisz, Kinga; Słoniewski, Paweł; Ilczak, Tomasz; Krakowiak, Anna

doi:10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01882

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“…More and more people are turning to YouTube for health information, but the overall quality of these videos is poor. Krakowiak et al [ 31 ] found that the mean DISCERN/JAMA score was 28.1 ± 7.9 and 1.1 ± 0.7, respectively, and more importantly, the videos providing misleading information had a higher like ratio. This worrying state of video platforms may easily lead to patient misunderstandings and prevent them from correct choices and timely treatment, especially for acute diseases.…”

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Quality Assessment of YouTube Videos as an Information Source for Testicular Torsion

Bai

Pan

Zhao

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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Background:Testicular torsion is an acute scrotal disease requiring urgent management, and the COVID-19 pandemic has been demonstrated to lead to poor outcomes for this disease. Presently, many people tend to seek health information via YouTube. This study aims to quantitatively assess the quality of English YouTube video content as an information source of testicular torsion.MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, a search was performed with the search term “testicular torsion” on YouTube, and the first 100 videos listed by relevance were selected for our analysis. Duplicate, non-English, videos without audio and surgical videos were excluded. Video features (duration, number of days online, views, likes, comments), source of the video, and author's country were collected. Each video included in the study was assessed using DISCERN and Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Benchmark Criteria. A correlation analysis was performed considering video features, video source, DISCERN scores and JAMA scores.ResultsA total of 66 videos were included and analyzed. The most common video content was general information, including etiology, symptoms, and treatment. The majority of videos were from education and training websites (30%), physicians (23%), and independent users (21%). The mean DISCERN and JAMA scores were 36.56 and 2.68, respectively. According to DISCERN, the quality of video uploaded by physicians was relatively high (P < 0.001), and the quality of video uploaded by independent users was relatively low (P < 0.001). The JAMA score had no relevance to the video source (P = 0.813). The correlation between the video features, DISCERN and JAMA scores was controversial by different assessment methods.ConclusionsDespite most of the videos on YouTube being uploaded by medical or education-related authors, the overall quality was poor. The misleading, inaccurate and incomplete information may pose a health risk to the viewers, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Much effort needs to be undertaken to improve the quality of health-related videos regarding testicular torsion.

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Quality Assessment of YouTube Videos as an Information Source for Testicular Torsion

Bai

Pan

Zhao

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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“… 11,12,14 The Global Quality Scale (GQS) was used to evaluate the educational content quality of the videos (Table 1). 6,12–17 We used the modified DISCERN score to analyze the reliability and quality of the videos (Table 1). 12,13,15,17,18 …”

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“…12 For video reliability, 4-criterion Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmarks criteria were used (described in Table 1). 11,12,14 The Global Quality Scale (GQS) was used to evaluate the educational content quality of the videos (Table 1). 6,[12][13][14][15][16][17] We used the modified DISCERN score to analyze the reliability and quality of the videos (Table 1).…”

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“…11,12,14 The Global Quality Scale (GQS) was used to evaluate the educational content quality of the videos (Table 1). 6,[12][13][14][15][16][17] We used the modified DISCERN score to analyze the reliability and quality of the videos (Table 1). 12,13,15,17,18 The summary description of the scores is as follows: the GQS ranges from 1 (poor quality) to 5 (excellent flow and quality).…”

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YouTube as a source of information on Helicobacter pylori: Content and quality analysis

Ergenç

Uprak

2023

Helicobacter

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Background: Helicobacter pylori infection is the most common cause of infectious diseases worldwide, and management is a current and vital problem for physicians and patients. One of the online platforms that people use most to access health information is YouTube. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the quality and reliability of H. pylori information videos on YouTube. Materials and Methods:The "Helicobacter pylori" keyword was searched with default filters on YouTube. Two hundred videos were evaluated. The source of videos was categorized as academic institutions, professional organizations, physicians, healthcare professionals other than physicians, health information websites, and independent users. The target audience of the videos was classified as patients and healthcare professionals. The Global Quality Scale (GQS), JAMA, and modified DISCERN video scores were obtained by taking the average of the scores given by the two authors.Results: Seventy-four videos were analyzed, and the median duration was 9.25 (range:1.14-121) min. The target audience of 43 (58.1%) videos was healthcare professionals, and 31 (41.9%) videos were for patients. There was no correlation between likes, dislikes, views, and the quality-usefulness of the videos. Video characteristics such as duration, likes, number of views, and time since video upload day were not associated with the source. The JAMA and DISCERN scores were significantly higher in academic institutions than in other sources. Health information websites had a significantly higher GQS score than other video sources (p = .01). In comparison, there was no significant difference between the target audience (patients and healthcare professionals) in terms of JAMA, modified DISCERN, and GQS scores.Conclusions: YouTube has numerous videos for healthcare information nowadays.Although the quality and reliability of YouTube videos on H. pylori are average according to common scoring systems, we recommend videos produced by academic institutions and health information websites to inform patients.

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“…In almost 86% of cases, YT videos on meningiomas did not include a definition, and only 12 videos informed the viewer when to seek medical attention. Medical conditions during childbearing represent a topic that is often omitted; in this case, only three YT videos discussed meningiomas in pregnancy, compared to four for CO intoxication videos [ 31 ] and one for arteriovenous malformation [ 10 ]. YT is more frequently used by medical students for learning purposes [ 32 ].…”

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YouTube as a Source of Patient Information for Meningiomas: A Content Quality and Audience Engagement Analysis

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YouTube (YT) has become a popular health information reservoir. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the content and quality of YT videos as a source of patient information for meningiomas. A YT search was conducted for the following terms: “meningioma”, “meningiomas”, “meningeal tumor”, and “psammoma”. A total of 119 videos were examined by five independent raters, using validated quality criteria, including the Quality Criteria for Consumer Health Information (DISCERN), the Journal of the American Medical Association instrument (JAMA), and the Global Quality Score (GQS). The mean DISCERN score was 35.6 points, while the mean GQS and JAMA scores were 2.4 and 1.8, respectively. The majority of the videos were produced in the United States (37.82%). Moreover, 47.9% of the evaluated videos were graded as “poor” and only 9.24% were “good”. Statistically higher scores in all three scoring systems were associated with the following information: tumor localization, clinical manifestations, indications for surgery, treatment options, risks, adjuvant therapies, results, follow up, diagrams, and those that featured a doctor as the speaker. Misleading information was presented in 35 productions. Our findings show that the overall quality of YT on the topic of meningiomas is defective, and requires further improvement and evaluation.

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YouTube as a source of information on carbon monoxide poisoning: a content-quality analysis.

Cited by 13 publications

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Quality Assessment of YouTube Videos as an Information Source for Testicular Torsion

Quality Assessment of YouTube Videos as an Information Source for Testicular Torsion

YouTube as a source of information on Helicobacter pylori: Content and quality analysis

YouTube as a Source of Patient Information for Meningiomas: A Content Quality and Audience Engagement Analysis

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