Educational Quality of YouTube Videos in Thumb Exercises for Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis: A Search on Current Practice

Villafañe, Jorge Hugo; Cantero‐Téllez, Raquel; Valdes, Kristin; Usuelli, Federico Giuseppe; Berjano, Pedro

doi:10.1177/1558944717726139

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“…During the Zika virus pandemic and the H1N1 influenza pandemic, 70.3% and 61.3% of the videos, respectively, were reported to be useful and informative [20,21]. However, there are also studies reporting lower rates of high-quality/useful videos outside of the pandemic [13,22]. In the current study, several factors may have played a role in detecting relatively lower rates of high-quality/useful videos compared with other pandemic studies.…”

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YouTube as a source of information on COVID-19 and rheumatic disease link

2020

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Introduction/objectives The current 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak is continuing to spread rapidly despite all efforts. Patients with rheumatic disease may have higher levels of anxiety due to their disease characteristics and medications. The web-based platforms are widely used sources for gaining medical information. YouTube presents a wide range of medical information, but there are concerns on its quality. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the quality of the YouTube videos about COVID-19 and rheumatic diseases link. Method This is a descriptive study. A total of 360 videos listed by the YouTube search engine (www.youtube.com) in response to six search terms were evaluated. The Global Quality Scale (GQS) was performed to evaluate video quality. Three groups were formed according to GQS scores: high quality, moderate quality, and low quality. Video parameters were compared between these groups. Results After the exclusion criteria, 46 videos were reviewed. Of the videos, 41.4% (n = 19) were of high-quality group, 21.7% (n = 10) were moderate-quality group, and 36.9% (n = 17) were of low-quality group. Significant difference was detected between the quality groups in terms of views per day (p = 0.004). No significant difference was detected in comments per day (p = 0.139) and like ratio (p = 0.232). Conclusions Besides high-quality videos, there were substantially low-quality videos that could cause misleading information to spread rapidly during the pandemic. Videos from trustworthy sources such as universities, academics, and physicians should be kept in the foreground. Keywords COVID-19. Pandemic. Rheumatic diseases. SARS-CoV-2. YouTube Key Points •Web-based platforms have become an important source of health-related information. One of the most important online sources is YouTube because it is easy accessible and free. •Of the videos evaluating the link between COVID-19 and rheumatic diseases, 41.4% (n = 19) were of high quality. •The main sources of high-quality videos were academics/universities and physicians. •The most frequently discussed topics in videos were the place of hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of COVID-19 and whether to continue the use of existing rheumatological drugs.

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YouTube as a source of information on COVID-19 and rheumatic disease link

2020

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“…Our evaluation was also limited to the first 60 videos for each search term. We decided on this number based on previous data suggesting that the majority of consumers do not look beyond the first few pages when searching YouTube [ 36 ]. Lastly, only YouTube videos were analyzed, and other social media websites were not evaluated.…”

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YouTube as a source of information on gout: a quality analysis

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2021

Rheumatol Int

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YouTube is a popular video-sharing platform commonly visited by patients and healthcare professionals for medical information. Gout is the most frequent cause of inflammatory arthritis in adults. However, the accuracy and quality of gout-related information on YouTube are not fully known. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the reliability and quality of YouTube videos pertaining to gout. A YouTube search was conducted using the keywords “gout”, “gout arthritis”, “gout treatment”, and “gout diet”. Of the 240 videos screened, 114 that met the inclusion criteria were included in the study. The number of days since upload, number of views, likes, dislikes, comments and duration of the videos were recorded. A Modified DISCERN tool and the Global Quality Scale (GQS) were used to evaluate the reliability and quality of the videos. Of the 114 analyzed videos, 87.72% were deemed as useful while 12.28% contained misleading information with higher viewership. The most common topic was “gout diet”. The majority of the videos demonstrated high quality (57.89%), followed by intermediate quality (28.95%) while the percentage of low-quality videos was 13.16%. Videos posted by academic institutions/professional organizations and physicians had higher modified DISCERN and GQS scores indicating higher reliability and quality. This study demonstrated that the majority of YouTube videos on gout provide useful information. However, physicians should be aware of the limited nature of YouTube and correct any misinformation during face-to-face meetings. YouTube should consider avoiding misleading videos using validity scales such as modified DISCERN and GQS.

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“…In some studies, more than 50% of videos have been reported to be useful, but there are also studies reporting much lower useful or good quality videos. 21,25,29,32,33 There may be various reasons for the differences in the above-mentioned studies. First, studies have been conducted on different diseases or situations such as retinopathy of prematurity, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, methotrexate self-injection technique, and thumb exercises for carpometacarpal osteoarthritis.…”

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confidence: 99%