YouTube as a source of information for obstructive sleep apnea

Singh, Sameer K.; Liu, Stanley Yung‐Chuan; Capasso, Robson; Kern, Robert C.; Gouveia, Christopher J.

doi:10.1016/j.amjoto.2018.03.024

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“…The amount of information about dentistry on YouTube™ seems to be rather broad and mainly focused on oral surgery, implantology, preventive dentistry, general dentistry and aesthetic dentistry and orthodontics, with a higher degree of usefulness and quality in the YouTube™ category of education . This was confirmed in a study on obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) showing that the YouTube™ categories of education and news reached the highest quality but at the same time the analysed videos demonstrated to be poor in mentioning surgical treatment options for OSA as well as the pivotal role of otolaryngologists …”

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“…A rapid query on PubMed search engine yielded 1028 results when the keyword “YouTube” is used (Accessed: November 23, 2018). Indeed, several medical fields, such as orthopedics, otolaryngology, gastroenterology, dermatology, neurosurgery, and, of course, oral medicine/oro‐facial pain, have already investigated the role of YouTube™ in assessing the quality and/or quantity of information present on the Internet in their respective fields.…”

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The usefulness of YouTube™ videos as a source of information on burning mouth syndrome

Fortuna

Schiavo

Aria

et al. 2019

J of Oral Rehabilitation

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Objectives The aim of this review was to investigate quality assessment and quantitative information on burning mouth syndrome (BMS) on YouTube™ videos. Methods An electronic search of YouTube™ videos on BMS was performed using subject headings, keywords and synonyms of BMS. For each video, quality information, via the quality assessment score (QAS) and quantitative information, such as the total number of results per term searched, date of upload, clip length, view count, source category (professional, personal, educational, mixed), number of likes and dislikes and YouTube™ category were evaluated. Results The search identified 3768 videos of which only 114 were included in our analysis: the quality of videos was very poor (mean ± standard deviation = 1.76 ± 1.64). The most representative categories were “educational” with 53 (46.5%) videos scoring between 0 and 4 and “mixed” with 24 (21.1%) videos scoring between 0 and 2. Significant differences were found among all four categories in relation to length in seconds (P < 0.001), number of views (P = 0.006) and interaction index (P = 0.001), as well as between “professional” and the other categories and between “educational” and “personal” in relation to length in seconds (P < 0.001), between “educational” and “personal” (P < 0.001) and “personal” and “mixed” category in relation to interaction index (P = 0.003) and between “professional” and “personal” in relation to views per day (P = 0.015). Conclusions A large number of videos regarding BMS have published on YouTube™, with a wide range of distribution regarding their length and views. Unfortunately, they presented unreliable information which is most often scientifically inaccurate. Health care institutions and professionals should be more actively involved in improving high‐quality e‐information about BMS on YouTube™.

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The usefulness of YouTube™ videos as a source of information on burning mouth syndrome

Fortuna

Schiavo

Aria

et al. 2019

J of Oral Rehabilitation

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“…General quality measures like search position, views, and likes are not correlated with formally scored value. Sleep surgery and otolaryngologists are minimally mentioned, representing an opportunity for improvement [8].…”

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Knowledge, Awareness, and Attitudes Toward Obstructive Sleep Apnea among the Population of the Asir Region of Saudi Arabia in 2019

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Alshehri²,

Alamri³

et al. 2020

Cureus

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“…Content analysis has been widely used in YouTube studies involving online medical information. The question of who is supplying what information has been addressed in various fields of research, including ulcerative colitis, tinnitus, sleep apnea, cervical cancer, and orthodontics [ 22 - 26 ]. In contrast with Twitter studies that use computer-assisted content coding, the content in these studies was extracted from videos and manually coded.…”

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Evaluation of Korean-Language COVID-19–Related Medical Information on YouTube: Cross-Sectional Infodemiology Study

Moon¹,

Lee²

2020

J Med Internet Res

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Background In South Korea, the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases has declined rapidly and much sooner than in other countries. South Korea is one of the most digitalized countries in the world, and YouTube may have served as a rapid delivery mechanism for increasing public awareness of COVID-19. Thus, the platform may have helped the South Korean public fight the spread of the disease. Objective The aim of this study is to compare the reliability, overall quality, title–content consistency, and content coverage of Korean-language YouTube videos on COVID-19, which have been uploaded by different sources. Methods A total of 200 of the most viewed YouTube videos from January 1, 2020, to April 30, 2020, were screened, searching in Korean for the terms “Coronavirus,” “COVID,” “Corona,” “Wuhan virus,” and “Wuhan pneumonia.” Non-Korean videos and videos that were duplicated, irrelevant, or livestreamed were excluded. Source and video metrics were collected. The videos were scored based on the following criteria: modified DISCERN index, Journal of the American Medical Association Score (JAMAS) benchmark criteria, global quality score (GQS), title–content consistency index (TCCI), and medical information and content index (MICI). Results Of the 105 total videos, 37.14% (39/105) contained misleading information; independent user–generated videos showed the highest proportion of misleading information at 68.09% (32/47), while all of the government-generated videos were useful. Government agency–generated videos achieved the highest median score of DISCERN (5.0, IQR 5.0-5.0), JAMAS (4.0, IQR 4.0-4.0), GQS (4.0, IQR 3.0-4.5), and TCCI (5.0, IQR 5.0-5.0), while independent user–generated videos achieved the lowest median score of DISCERN (2.0, IQR 1.0-3.0), JAMAS (2.0, IQR 1.5-2.0), GQS (2.0, IQR 1.5-2.0), and TCCI (3.0, IQR 3.0-4.0). However, the total MICI was not significantly different among sources. “Transmission and precautionary measures” were the most commonly covered content by government agencies, news agencies, and independent users. In contrast, the most mentioned content by news agencies was “prevalence,” followed by “transmission and precautionary measures.” Conclusions Misleading videos had more likes, fewer comments, and longer running times than useful videos. Korean-language YouTube videos on COVID-19 uploaded by different sources varied significantly in terms of reliability, overall quality, and title–content consistency, but the content coverage was not significantly different. Government-generated videos had higher reliability, overall quality, and title–content consistency than independent user–generated videos.

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YouTube as a source of information for obstructive sleep apnea

Cited by 48 publications

References 14 publications

The usefulness of YouTube™ videos as a source of information on burning mouth syndrome

The usefulness of YouTube™ videos as a source of information on burning mouth syndrome

Knowledge, Awareness, and Attitudes Toward Obstructive Sleep Apnea among the Population of the Asir Region of Saudi Arabia in 2019

Evaluation of Korean-Language COVID-19–Related Medical Information on YouTube: Cross-Sectional Infodemiology Study

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