Analysis of quality information provided by “Dr. YouTubeTM” on Phimosis

Cilio, Simone; Ruvolo, Claudia Collà; Turco, Carmine; Creta, Massimiliano; Capece, Marco; Rocca, Roberto La; Celentano, Giuseppe; Califano, Gianluigi; Morra, Simone; Melchionna, Alberto; Mangiapia, Francesco; Crocetto, Felice; Verze, Paolo; Palmieri, Alessandro; Imbimbo, Ciro; Mirone, Vincenzo

doi:10.1038/s41443-022-00557-5

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“…Concordantly to our results, Capece et al recorded an Understandability score of 57.8% and an Actionability score of 0% after the evaluation of YouTube TM videos on penile prostheses [ 46 ]. Similar observations were recorded in other recent studies [ 46 , 47 , 48 ]. These findings concerning the IMT field may be explained by the fact that IMT is a complex and specialist topic, challenging to explain and to be understood by the general public.…”

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Immunotherapy for Urological Tumors on YouTubeTM: An Information-Quality Analysis

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Background: YouTubeTM is an open-access source for mass information. Several previous studies of YouTubeTM videos showed a high rate of misinformation in the urological field. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the quality of information on immunotherapy (IMT) for urological tumors uploaded to YouTubeTM. Methods: YouTubeTM videos were searched using nine keyword combinations. The PEMAT, the DISCERN tool, and the Misinformation scale were used to assess the quality of information in YouTubeTM videos about IMT for urological tumors. Descriptive statistics and Kruskal–Wallis, Chi-square, proportion, and Pearson’s tests were performed. Results: According to the selection criteria, 156 YouTubeTM videos were suitable for the analysis and stratified according to topic (urothelial carcinoma vs. renal cell cancer vs. prostate cancer vs. general information on IMT). According to PEMAT A/V, the overall Understandability score was 40% (Inter-Quartile Range [IQR]: 20–61.5) and the overall Actionability score was 0% (IQR: 0–25). According to the DISCERN tool, the overall DISCERN score was 44 (IQR: 39–53.2), defined as “fair”. According to the Misinformation scale, we recorded the lowest median overall score for item 4 (“IMT in multimodality approach”) and item 5 (“Future perspective”). Conclusions: YouTubeTM cannot be recommended as a reliable source of information on IMT for urological malignancies. In addition, YouTubeTM videos contributed to the spread of misinformation by underestimating the role of IMT in a multimodality approach and missing the findings of published clinical trial results.

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Immunotherapy for Urological Tumors on YouTubeTM: An Information-Quality Analysis

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“…In this regard, Paulis et al have hypothesized an increasing awareness on PD among young patients over the last decades, probably because of increased use of the Web as a source of andrological information. 23,[27][28][29][30] We can neither confirm nor refuse this hypothesis, since these data have not been comprehensively collected in our setting.…”

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The symptomatic burden of Peyronie's disease at presentation according to patient age: A critical analysis of the Peyronie's disease questionnaire (PDQ) domains

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Background Peyronie's disease (PD) has a huge impact on patients’ physical and psychological wellbeing. Objectives To investigate whether patients’ age has an impact on PD symptomatic burden at first presentation. Materials and methods Data from 129 consecutive heterosexual patients seeking first medical attention for PD at a single andrological tertiary‐referral centre were collected. All patients completed the International Index for Erectile Function (IIEF) and the PD questionnaire (PDQ). Descriptive statistics were used to compare clinical features between younger (≤40years) and older (>40 years) patients. Multivariable linear model assessed the impact of age, the degree of penile curvature and their impact on PDQ (total scores and its domains), after adjusting for PD duration and IIEF‐erectile function domain scores. Results Of 129, 24 (18.6%) patients were ≤40 years old. Young patients presented with a less severe curvature than older patients (median [interquartile ranges] 20° [15–36] vs. 50° [40–80]; p = 0.04). However, younger age was associated with higher psychological and physical symptoms, PDQ‐penile pain and PDQ‐symptom bother scores (Coeff −0.11, −0.21 and −0.17, respectively) (all p < 0.05). Moreover, the greater the degree of curvature, the higher the PDQ–psychological and physical symptoms and the PDQ‐symptom bother scores (Coeff. 0.21 and 0.22, respectively; all p < 0.05). Conclusion Around one in five men seeking first medical help for PD is younger than 40 years at presentation in the real‐life setting. PD‐related distress varies according to patients’ age, with younger men presenting with a greater risk of penile pain and symptom bother despite lower curvature.

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“…In the current study, three of the most convenient, JAMA, GQS and modi ed DISCERN, were used. Apart from these, checklist scores [16], and the Patient Educational Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) have also been used in the literature [13,15,[17][18][19][20]. Evaluation of videos using some objective scales instead of subjective evaluation criteria will also provide more satisfactory information in joint evaluations with colleagues and in council-like settings.…”

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YouTube™ as a source of information on prostatitis: a quality and reliability analysis

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It was aimed to analyze the YouTube™ videos on prostatitis regarding their source, content, and information included. The term "prostatitis" was searched by relevance and the rst 200 video links and features were recorded. Using the 5-point modi ed DISCERN tool, Global Quality Score (GQS), and the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) score, quality and reliability of the information were assessed by two urologists. The most common source of upload was doctors/medical institutions (33%), and majority of the content was about general information (27%). The mean modi ed DISCERN, GQS and JAMA scores were 3.24, 3.25 and 2.17, respectively. These scores were correlated with each other and signi cantly higher in videos uploaded by doctors/medical institutions. Of the videos, 25.5% were poor, 30.5% were moderate, and 44% were high-quality. High-quality videos were signi cantly shorter than poor qualities. Poor-quality videos had the highest view ratio. The most of YouTube™ videos on prostatitis are short and high-quality videos uploaded by doctors/medical institutions. However, these videos did not reach the view ratios they deserved.

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Analysis of quality information provided by “Dr. YouTubeTM” on Phimosis

Cited by 21 publications

References 33 publications

Immunotherapy for Urological Tumors on YouTubeTM: An Information-Quality Analysis

Immunotherapy for Urological Tumors on YouTubeTM: An Information-Quality Analysis

The symptomatic burden of Peyronie's disease at presentation according to patient age: A critical analysis of the Peyronie's disease questionnaire (PDQ) domains

YouTube™ as a source of information on prostatitis: a quality and reliability analysis

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