یوتیوب به عنوان منبع اطلاعات بیمار برای هیدروسفالی
Abstract
1- Introduction
2- Materials and Methods
3- Results
4- Discussion
5- Conclusion
References
Abstract
Objective: YouTube is currently the second most popular website in the world and thus it is often used by patients to access health information regarding their condition(s). Our aim was to evaluate the content-quality of YouTube videos relating to hydrocephalus. Methods: We chose the first 35 videos for four different search phrases: ”water on the brain,” ”hydrocephalus,” ”pediatric hydrocephalus” and ”adult hydrocephalus.” Video contents were evaluated by two independent final year medical students with more than 5 years of experience using the DISCERN criteria (scoring system from 1-5 per question). Qualitative data, quantitative data and the upload source about each video was recorded for quality and optimization analysis. Results: Out of the total 140 videos, 63 videos met our inclusion criteria and were evaluated. The mean DISCERN score was 29.9 out of a total of 75 possible points. This indicates that the quality of YouTube videos on hydrocephalus is currently poor. Reliability between the two raters was excellent (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.96). Most videos had clear information (90%), a doctor speaking (70%), and described the symptoms (62%). Videos were most commonly uploaded by hospitals (44%) or by educational channels (43%). Our study found that videos that contained the results of treatment had a much higher average daily view (P=0.0229) than videos that did not. Conclusion: The quality of YouTube videos on hydrocephalus is poor, however, we indicated the top-quality videos in our paper as they may be effective tools for patient education. Our 1 optimization analysis found that including diagrams and explaining the results of hydrocephalus treatment results in a higher audience engagement (in the form of likes, comments and views).
Introduction
With an estimated 58.8% of the world having access to internet in 2019, the use of internet as a source of both general and specific information has grown exponentially over the last decade1 . Due to the internet’s accessibility, major assets and ease of use, it has developed to be a major learning platform for doctors, residents, medical students, patients and relatives for acquiring medical knowledge2,3. Video-sharing sites have proven to be a popular source for both entertainment and educational information4 . YouTube is the biggest video-sharing site with over 1.9 billion logged-in users monthly, and contains a growing library of health-education videos5 . With such a large user base, there have also been raised concerns about the accuracy and reliability of the available health care related information. Since YouTube is ranked as the second to third most accessed website worldwide, the probability of disseminating misleading information to healthcare consumers is high and can have catastrophic implications4,6 . However, if guided search practices are followed, YouTube can be used as an effective informative resource. Therefore, it is important to test and evaluate the information presented on this platform properly.