2016
DOI: 10.1177/0268355516673795
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YouTube as a potential source of information on deep venous thrombosis

Abstract: Background No work has been reported on the use of video websites to learn about deep vein thrombosis and the value of education using them. We examined the characteristics and scientific accuracy of videos related to deep vein thrombosis on YouTube. Methods YouTube was surveyed using no filter and the key words 'deep vein thrombosis' and 'leg vein clot' in June 2016. The videos evaluated were divided into three groups in terms of their scientific content, accuracy, and currency: useful, partly useful, and use… Show more

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“…In such instances, authors often report assembling experts to evaluate the quality of a social media health topic and assigned numerical scores to a set of predefined criteria as seen in Syed-Abdul et al (2013), Thapa et al (2018), Nour et al (2016), Garg et al (2015), Nguyen and Allen (2018) and Smith et al (2019). These independent experts would then score the health information as useful , partly useful , misleading , or useless (Adhikari et al, 2016; Bademci et al, 2017; Smith et al, 2019). For example, YouTube video metrics such as number of likes and dislikes, number of comments, number of subscribers and shares are used together with expert ratings to determine the quality of information.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In such instances, authors often report assembling experts to evaluate the quality of a social media health topic and assigned numerical scores to a set of predefined criteria as seen in Syed-Abdul et al (2013), Thapa et al (2018), Nour et al (2016), Garg et al (2015), Nguyen and Allen (2018) and Smith et al (2019). These independent experts would then score the health information as useful , partly useful , misleading , or useless (Adhikari et al, 2016; Bademci et al, 2017; Smith et al, 2019). For example, YouTube video metrics such as number of likes and dislikes, number of comments, number of subscribers and shares are used together with expert ratings to determine the quality of information.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Similar to previous findings, a study conducted to assess the quality of YouTube videos on cataract surgery concluded that videos created by medical organizations such as the National Health Service were significantly more useful in terms of educating patients about the procedure than videos sourced by independent medical professionals and other sources ( P <.001) [ 30 ]. The study by Bademci et al [ 40 ] similarly concluded that medical topic videos on deep vein thrombosis sourced from medical professionals and hospitals were significantly more useful than videos from other sources ( P <.001).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…According to Google, YouTube reaches more 18-to 49-year-olds in America than any U.S. cable network [10,11]. Though much of the limited literature on social media in healthcare, especially YouTube, has focused on YouTube as a one-sided, rather than dynamic, information source for patients or medical students [12][13][14], physicians that take care of young patients should be reminded that new technology is an important element of the lives of this generation. Vlogs like the Frey Life provide a novel way to get these patients' attention yet they have not been systematically incorporated into clinical practice and only a few published papers have considered their use [15][16][17].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%