The Reliability of Bariatric Surgery Videos in YouTube Platform

Erdem, Hasan; Şişik, Abdullah

doi:10.1007/s11695-017-2911-3

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“…Within the surgical literature, studies evaluating YouTube as a source of patient information have in general found that the information presented was often varied and unreliable. 3,[6][7][8] Radonjic et al reported on the quality and usefulness of You-Tube videos on patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and found low DISCERN (2.37, SD: 0.97), JAMA (1.74, SD: 0.84), and specific AAA (6.63, SD: 3.23) scores. 3 These findings are similar to the results from our study, and both point to the low quality of YouTube videos on surgical procedures/diseases as sources of useful information for patients.…”

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“…Modified Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Benchmark Criteria. a Authorship Authors and contributors, their affiliations, and relevant credentials should be provided Attribution References and sources for all content should be listed clearly, and all relevant copyright information should be noted Disclosure ''Ownership'' should be prominently and fully disclosed, as should any sponsorship, advertising, underwriting, commercial funding arrangements or support, or potential conflicts of interest Currency Dates when content was posted and updated should be indicated a Adapted from Radonjic et al 3 used to reflect the usefulness of the videos, with ratings of exceptional (13)(14)(15)(16), useful (9-12), moderately useful (5)(6)(7)(8), and poor (0-4). This is found in Table 3.…”

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Evaluating YouTube as a Source of Patient Information for Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Lee

Vescan

et al. 2020

Ear Nose Throat J

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Objective: To evaluate the quality of information presented on YouTube regarding functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) for patients. Methods: YouTube was searched using FESS-specific keywords under the setting of “relevance.” The first 50 videos from each keyword were reviewed and analyzed by 2 independent physician reviewers. Videos not related to FESS and duplicates were excluded. Outcome measures included the modified DISCERN score (range 0-5), the Journal of the American Medical Association ( JAMA) benchmark criteria (range: 0-4), a novel scoring checklist for FESS assessing usefulness (range: 0-16), and the Video Power Index (VPI). Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was calculated. Results: Of the 200 videos identified, 95 videos were analyzed after exclusions. Videos had an average VPI of 40.8 and SD 133.2. Average scores from the 3 objective checklists among all videos were low: modified DISCERN: 1.91, SD: 1.15; JAMA benchmark: 1.91, SD: 0.76; and FESS score: 3.54, SD: 1.77. The ICC between the 2 independent reviewers was excellent for all 3 checklists. We noted significant positive Pearson correlation between all 3 checklist scores ( P < .001). In between-group comparisons of mean scores, there was significantly higher DISCERN and JAMA scores for videos from university/professional organizations, as compared to videos from medical advertising/for-profit companies and independent users. There were no significant differences in FESS scores noted between the 3 groups. Conclusion: There were overall low scores across the modified DISCERN, JAMA benchmark criteria, and FESS scoring checklists, reflecting the poor quality of YouTube videos as a source of patient information for FESS.

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Evaluating YouTube as a Source of Patient Information for Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Lee

Vescan

et al. 2020

Ear Nose Throat J

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“…11 YouTube has become an increasingly analyzed source of medical information available on the internet with a variety of recent studies in the literature. 14,[18][19][20][21][22] However, by evaluating videos according to five criteria that the authors felt constituted basic surgical procedure information that a patient should be aware of, this study has shown that the content of the videos available on YouTube regarding fetal surgery for NTDs is insufficient for patient education.…”

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“…A literature review published in 2018 analyzing methods of YouTube content evaluation determined that 22 of 37 studies devised their own novel scoring criteria 13 and this study is no exception. YouTube studies analyzing quality of content often devise a "usefulness criteria" [20][21][22] ; however, as this study focused solely on the presence or absence of content, a "usefulness criteria" was not devised in order to allow for a more transparent interpretation of the study findings.…”

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YouTube as a Source of Patient Information for Prenatal Repair of Myelomeningocele

Castillo

Wassef

et al. 2019

Am J Perinatol

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Objective With the increasing interest in fetal repair of myelomeningoceles (MMCs) over the last decade, it is reasonable to anticipate the need for high quality and accessible educational materials for patients. Patients often look to the internet for details regarding medical topics and specifically to YouTube for informative health-related videos. This study aims to analyze the content and shortcomings of currently available videos on YouTube regarding prenatal repair of MMCs. Study Design A YouTube search was performed on December 15, 2018, using the terms “fetoscopic surgery for neural tube defect” and “fetal surgery for neural tube defect.” The first 50 videos from each search were sorted by relevance and evaluated for video source (i.e., professional, personal, or other), target audience (medical professionals or general public), general descriptive statistics (i.e., video length, number of views, number of comments), and for five areas of content determined by the authors to constitute basic patient information regarding a surgical procedure: (1) procedure details, (2) eligibility criteria, (3) alternatives to surgery, (4) surgical risks, and (5) success rate. Accuracy of videos was not assessed. Results Of the 16 videos that met inclusion criteria, only 1 discussed fetoscopic surgery. The majority (62.5%) of videos were produced by a professional source and 81.3% were targeted toward the general public rather than medical professionals. Of the 16 videos, 10 (62.5%) included details regarding the surgery, 3 (18.8%) discussed eligibility criteria, and 8 (50.0%) mentioned alternatives to surgery. Additionally, seven videos (43.8%) discussed risks of the procedure and six (37.5%) included surgical success rate. Conclusion Only 2 of the 16 videos included all five areas of content that were evaluated, and both were in regard to open fetal repair. This study not only calls attention to the initial shortcomings of YouTube videos regarding fetal surgery for neural tube defects but also demonstrates the need for further investigation and more comprehensive analysis.

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“…[16][17][18][19][20] The common view suggests that while YouTube has a fairly extensive surgical video library, the video quality varies greatly, depending on the recording device used. The scoring system used here can also be used to help evaluate videos.…”

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Are the video surgery platforms useful and preferable for urologist?

Can¹

2018

South Clin Ist Euras

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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the video surgery platforms most frequently used by urologists and to evaluate the content. Methods:Urologists working in various cities in Turkey were surveyed regarding viewing of urology videos online, the specific resources used, the quality of the websites and videos, and how they felt these videos contributed to their surgical knowledge.Results: A total of 133 urologists completed the survey. Of the respondents, 87.2% reported watching videos of surgery, and 51.7% of the video watchers spent more than 1 hour per month watching these videos. Seventy-three percent of participants rated the contribution of videos to surgical know-how as "very"' or "extremely" valuable . The most commonly watched platform was YouTube (84.5%), followed by websites of urological associations (Urosource, Uropedia, etc.) (64.7%), Medscape (21%), and WebSurg (3.4%). Of the respondents, 74.4% expressed great interest in more professional and reliable video websites. Conclusion:Videos can provide noticeable benefits in the preparation phase of surgical procedures, and there is a clear interest in this format. Currently, YouTube is the most commonly used platform; however, it would be valuable if health professionals provided websites with a more systematic approach and reliable video content.

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The Reliability of Bariatric Surgery Videos in YouTube Platform

Cited by 73 publications

References 17 publications

Evaluating YouTube as a Source of Patient Information for Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Evaluating YouTube as a Source of Patient Information for Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

YouTube as a Source of Patient Information for Prenatal Repair of Myelomeningocele

Are the video surgery platforms useful and preferable for urologist?

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