YouTube as a source of information on chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine during the COVID-19 pandemic

Ramos, Thales Brandi; Bokehi, Luciana Castilho; Bokehi, Raphael Castilho; Pinheiro, Taynah da Silava; Oliveira, Erika Barreto de; Torres, Renan da SilvaGianoti; Bokehi, José Raphael; Calil-Elias, Sabrina; Castilho, Selma Rodrigues de

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“…Overall, videos scored poorly for the quality of treatment information present. Brandi Ramos et al noted that although videos on possible treatments for COVID-19 had problems with quality, they had high viewer rates [ 35 ]. This further underscores the grave challenge experienced with sensationalism.…”

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“…This further underscores the grave challenge experienced with sensationalism. This is particularly disturbing due to the promotion of unproven treatments, noting earlier reports of chloroquine poisoning in attempts to resort to this as treatment in Nigeria [ 35 ]. Furthermore, the falsehood of ivermectin as a cure continues to perpetuate as well as vaccine misinformation driving hesitancy, despite the evidence.…”

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COVID-19 Information on YouTube: Analysis of Quality and Reliability of Videos in Eleven Widely Spoken Languages across Africa

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Introduction. Whilst the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination rollout is well underway, there is a concern in Africa where less than 2% of global vaccinations have occurred. In the absence of herd immunity, health promotion remains essential. YouTube has been widely utilised as a source of medical information in previous outbreaks and pandemics. There are limited data on COVID-19 information on YouTube videos, especially in languages widely spoken in Africa. This study investigated the quality and reliability of such videos. Methods. Medical information related to COVID-19 was analysed in 11 languages (English, isiZulu, isiXhosa, Afrikaans, Nigerian Pidgin, Hausa, Twi, Arabic, Amharic, French, and Swahili). Cohen’s Kappa was used to measure inter-rater reliability. A total of 562 videos were analysed. Viewer interaction metrics and video characteristics, source, and content type were collected. Quality was evaluated using the Medical Information Content Index (MICI) scale and reliability was evaluated by the modified DISCERN tool. Results. Kappa coefficient of agreement for all languages was p < 0.01 . Informative videos (471/562, 83.8%) accounted for the majority, whilst misleading videos (12/562, 2.13%) were minimal. Independent users (246/562, 43.8%) were the predominant source type. Transmission of information (477/562 videos, 84.9%) was most prevalent, whilst content covering screening or testing was reported in less than a third of all videos. The mean total MICI score was 5.75/5 (SD 4.25) and the mean total DISCERN score was 3.01/5 (SD 1.11). Conclusion. YouTube is an invaluable, easily accessible resource for information dissemination during health emergencies. Misleading videos are often a concern; however, our study found a negligible proportion. Whilst most videos were fairly reliable, the quality of videos was poor, especially noting a dearth of information covering screening or testing. Governments, academic institutions, and healthcare workers must harness the capability of digital platforms, such as YouTube to contain the spread of misinformation.

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COVID-19 Information on YouTube: Analysis of Quality and Reliability of Videos in Eleven Widely Spoken Languages across Africa

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“…O uso de vídeos com conteúdo educativo ou relatos de experiência pode auxiliar no processo de formação dos alunos com a divulgação de informações pertinentes e com boa qualidade científica, além de influenciar de forma positiva no processo ensino-aprendizagem (Salvador et al, 2017;Pons-Fuster et al, 2019). Por mais que os vídeos em redes sociais como o YouTube e o TikTok possam apresentar problemas em relação à qualidade de seus conteúdos, os professores podem optar por utilizar aqueles publicados por profissionais de saúde, órgãos governamentais e instituições de ensino, que, no geral, sempre apresentam informações de qualidade baseadas em evidências científicas (Ramos et al, 2020). Um exemplo dessa prática foi encontrado no estudo de Amaral (2019), no qual foram apresentados vídeos publicados no canal do Dr. Drauzio Varella, reconhecido médico brasileiro, no YouTube.…”

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“…utilizaram algum desses produtos nos 15 dias anteriores à pesquisa, apresentando associação com automedicação, prática relatada por aproximadamente 50% dos participantes da pesquisa (Ramos;Castilho, 2021a). Uma revisão sistemática com artigos de vários países identificou ainda que mais de 60% dos adolescentes realizavam a automedicação (Gualano et al, 2014).…”

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Falando sobre o uso racional de medicamentos nas escolas: uma revisão da literatura

Brandi,

Pinheiro,

Castilho

2023

Educ.: Teor. e Prat.

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As intoxicações por medicamentos ocorrem em cerca de 17% dos indivíduos entre 10 e 19 anos, o que torna imprescindível conversar com essa população sobre o uso racional de medicamentos dentro do ambiente escolar. Este trabalho tem como objetivo realizar uma revisão da literatura sobre experiências nacionais em sala de aula relacionadas com o uso de medicamentos. Realizou-se uma busca nas bases de dados PubMed, BVS, SciELO e Google Acadêmico, sendo selecionados 22 artigos para leitura e análise dos dados. A maior parte dos estudos focava em atividades realizadas com alunos, principalmente em escolas públicas e no Ensino Médio. Os principais temas abordados foram: conceitos, automedicação, descarte e uso de antibióticos, geralmente associados às disciplinas de Biologia, Química e Ciências da Natureza. Há necessidade de mais iniciativas públicas que visem à educação em saúde em relação ao uso dos medicamentos.

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“…In COVID-19 videos, the more reliable the information source is considered to be, the higher the quality, the stronger the audience's perceived usefulness, and the more popular the video [54]. For the information reliability of video sources, previous studies have mostly adopted the modified DISCERN score to measure it [25,55,56]. Modified DISCERN is a 16-item scale developed by Charnock.…”

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Research on the Influencing Factors of Audience Popularity Level of COVID-19 Videos during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Liu

2021

Healthcare

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(1) Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, users share and obtain COVID-19 information through video platforms, but only a few COVID-19 videos become popular among most audiences. Therefore, it is a very interesting and important research question to explore the influencing factors of the popularity of COVID-19 videos during the COVID-19 pandemic; (2) Our research collects video data related to the keyword “COVID-19” on video platform, the data are analyzed by content analysis and empirical analysis. We then constructed a theoretical model based on the information adoption model; (3) A total of 251 videos were divided into three categories. The least common category was the data and analysis category (11.2%), followed by the prevention and control status category (13.5%); the knowledge and general science category was the most common (75.3%). From the perspective of video quality, the information sources of most videos are relatively reliable, and the content of medical information is low. The research results showed that short video lengths, longer descriptions, more reliable video sources and lower medical information content were more popular with audiences. Audiences are more likely to be attracted to videos in the prevention and control status category and knowledge and general science category. Videos uploaded by uploaders who have a higher influence are more popular with audiences; (4) Conclusion: During the COVID-19 pandemic, information quality (video length, description length, video content type, and medical information and content index) and source credibility (information source reliability, influence and certification type) all significantly influence the popularity level of COVID-19 videos. Our research conclusions can provide management suggestions for the platform, make videos released by uploaders more popular with audiences, and help audiences better understand COVID-19 information and make prevention and control efforts.

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YouTube as a source of information on chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 4 publications

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COVID-19 Information on YouTube: Analysis of Quality and Reliability of Videos in Eleven Widely Spoken Languages across Africa

COVID-19 Information on YouTube: Analysis of Quality and Reliability of Videos in Eleven Widely Spoken Languages across Africa

Falando sobre o uso racional de medicamentos nas escolas: uma revisão da literatura

Research on the Influencing Factors of Audience Popularity Level of COVID-19 Videos during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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