Mapping the landscape of urology: A new media‐based cross‐sectional analysis of public versus academic interest

Borgmann, Hendrik; Salem, Johannes; Baunacke, Martin; Boehm, Katharina; Groeben, Christer; Schmid, Marianne; Siegel, Fabian; Huber, Johannes

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“… 5 Andrological urology is another topic of high public interest, but the available information in this field has not been adequately examined. 4 The purpose of our study is to formally assess the quality of information regarding erectile dysfunction (ED) in videos on YouTube. We hypothesize that the information is widely accessed by users but that it is likely to be of low quality.…”

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“…The problem is underlined by previous research showing that even on health-care provider websites, the quality of information is not always adequate and may sometimes be directly misleading. 3 Within urology, the condition of main public interest on YouTube is prostate cancer 4 and in a well-designed study, using validated assessment tools, Loeb et al recently found that the general quality of information in videos about prostate cancer is questionable and that many videos contain biases. 5 Andrological urology is another topic of high public interest, but the available information in this field has not been adequately examined.…”

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Quality of Information in YouTube Videos on Erectile Dysfunction

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Introduction Many patients seek information online including on social media. Aim To assess the quality of information regarding erectile dysfunction (ED) in YouTube videos. Methods We searched “erectile dysfunction” on YouTube in October 2019 and evaluated the first 100 videos in English sorted by relevance. Main Outcome Measure We recorded the user engagement, video producer, intended audience, and content. Videos containing medical information were evaluated using the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) and the DISCERN quality criteria for consumer health information. The PEMAT evaluates the understandability and actionability of materials as a percentage. The DISCERN assesses the quality of information by a scale from 1 (serious or extensive shortcomings) to 5 (minimal shortcomings). Results The median number of total views was 22,450 (range 591–20,255,133) and the median number of views/month was 654 (range 9–723,398). 42 percent of the videos were posted by professional medical institutions, and 21% were posted by individual medical professionals. Most videos were aimed at the general public or patients suffering from ED. The median PEMAT understandability and actionability scores were both 100% (range 50–100% and 33–100%, respectively). The median DISCERN score was 2 (range 1-5) with 80.4% receiving a score of ≤3. Overall, 28% of the videos contained direct misinformation. DISCERN scores were higher in videos produced by medical institutions ( P = .0104), not selling specific products ( P = .007) and not promoting alternative medicine ( P = .0002). The number of subscribers was an independent predictor of views/month ( P < .0001). Conclusion Patients may be exposed to videos of poor quality when searching for information about ED on YouTube. The medical community needs to adapt a strategy to improve the quality of online medical information. Fode M, Nolsøe AB, Jacobsen FM, et al. Quality of Information in YouTube Videos on Erectile Dysfunction. J Sex Med 2020;8:408–413.

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“…The concern regarding the lack of awareness by urology, as well as primary healthcare physicians and the general public seems to be an international issue [11,12]. The FUSAG alongside the USANZ have instituted more teaching sessions on FU throughout training.…”

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Women doctors in female urology: current status and implications for future workforce

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Objective To objectively determine the percentage of female trainees and consultants who are interested in their career being focussed on female urology (FU) in order to facilitate the improved planning for the future of this sub‐specialty. Subjects and methods This was an international cross‐sectional study spanning 1 year, from December 2018 to December 2019. An anonymous, voluntary survey was generated using the online survey generator Survey monkey®. The survey was sent to urology consultants and trainees who were female from Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. Results The total response rate to the survey was 61%. Up to 50% of female consultants and trainees selected a career in FU due to their gender, but up to 75% of respondents were also interested in FU of their own accord. Common concerns held by a majority of respondents included both the medical community’s and the public’s lack of awareness of FU as a component of urological expertise. Despite these concerns, most of the trainees were not concerned regarding their future work opportunities in FU, and many had intentions to pursue a fellowship in FU. Conclusion Female urology is an increasingly popular sub‐specialisation of urology, given the steady increase in the intake of female trainees. Similar trends were identified internationally. Urology training in this area will need to continue to increase the community’s and the primary health care referrer’s awareness in order to ensure the continued success and growth of the sub‐specialty.

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“…Borgmann et al could show a mismatch between the different perspectives and, for example, a very high public interest in andrological urology and higher academic interest in urologic oncology. Female and functional urology had a relatively higher academic interest with a ratio of 0.7 . Nevertheless, topics on functional urology might have the potential to integrate patients into the discussion due to the high impact on quality of life of diseases like urinary incontinence and, therefore, health care professionals should be more active on Twitter and provide high‐quality information.…”

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Comprehensive analysis of Twitter activity on #Incontinence

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Aim: The aim of this study is comprehensive analysis of the Twitter activity on #Incontinence.Material and Methods: The following six functional-urology hashtags on Twitter were analyzed from 2015 to 2018 to gain a comprehensive insight into the topic: #Incontinence, #InterstitialCystitis, #OAB, #FPMRS, #BPH, and #UroBPH. For the Twitter analysis, Symplur Signals was used, which is a health care social media analytics tool.Results: In total 191 383 tweets by 54 094 users in 2015 through 2018 were analyzed. A rise in the number of tweets could be identified for all six analyzed hashtags on functional urology, in summary, the numbers raised from 25 629 tweets in 2015 to 66 551 tweets in 2018. For the hashtag incontinence (#Incontinence), the number of tweets raised from 13 823 in 2015 to 19 996 in 2018 (+44.7%). Main influencers on functional urology topics identified by the Symplur algorithm were individuals from the health care sector in 44.6% of the cases and health care organizations in 36.5% of the cases, whereas for #Incontinence, only 7% of influencers were patients in 2018. The ten most common words connected to #Incontinence were Incontinence, Urinary, Women, Help, New, Bladder, Stress, Treatment, Pelvic, and Sex. Of the tweets, 66% were categorized as positive statements and 34% were categorized as negative.Conclusion: Social media is an emerging tool of communication in urology, whereas discussions on #Incontinence are underrepresented compared to the high prevalence of urinary incontinence. In addition, patients' activity is low. K E Y W O R D S functional urology, social media, Twitter, urinary incontinence Johannes Salem and Ricarda M. Bauer contributed equally to this study.

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Mapping the landscape of urology: A new media‐based cross‐sectional analysis of public versus academic interest

Cited by 17 publications

References 25 publications

Quality of Information in YouTube Videos on Erectile Dysfunction

Quality of Information in YouTube Videos on Erectile Dysfunction

Women doctors in female urology: current status and implications for future workforce

Comprehensive analysis of Twitter activity on #Incontinence

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