YouTube as a Source of eHealth: Is It Beneficial for Lumbar Disc Herniation Exercises?

Koçyiğit, Burhan Fatih; Okyay, Ramazan Azim; Akaltun, Mazlum Serdar

doi:10.31609/jpmrs.2020-75515

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“…The results of this study showed that YouTube videos on exercise for migraine are generally of low quality and poor reliability. These findings contrast with the results for other YouTube videos on prescribed exercise for various health-related problems, in which most of the videos reached a high- or moderate-quality score ( Kocyigit et al, 2019 ; Koçyiğit, Okyay & Akaltun, 2020 ; Culha et al, 2021 ; Chang & Park, 2021 ; Rodriguez-Rodriguez et al, 2021 ). However, other authors have found results similar to those of this study, with most of the videos reaching a low-quality score, although scales other than GQS and DISCERN have been used to evaluate the quality and reliability of the videos ( Villafañe et al, 2018 ; Lee et al, 2018 ).…”

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“…Although the percentage of low-quality videos in the healthcare/exercise professional author category was higher than the percentage of high-quality videos, this category obtained more videos with higher quality scores in both GQS and DISCERN than the alternative medicine/patient author category, with statistically significant differences. These results agree with those of previous studies with higher quality scores in the videos from healthcare professionals, academics, universities and health institutions and lower quality scores in those of non-healthcare professionals, patients and independent users ( Lee et al, 2018 ; Kocyigit et al, 2019 ; Koçyiğit, Okyay & Akaltun, 2020 ; Koçyiğit, Akyol & Şahin, 2021 ; Chang & Park, 2021 ; Rodriguez-Rodriguez et al, 2021 ). In the study by Culha et al (2021) , no differences were found in GQS scores between healthcare professionals/institutions and independent health information websites.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…To code the categories included in this study, we reviewed previous content analysis studies on health-related topics and developed tentative categories regarding the type of author and exercise modality ( Lee et al, 2018 ; Kocyigit et al, 2019 ; Koçyiğit, Okyay & Akaltun, 2020 ; Koçyiğit, Akyol & Şahin, 2021 ; Chang & Park, 2021 ; Rodriguez-Rodriguez et al, 2021 ). This process was performed by consensus with all participants during the first meetings.…”

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Exercise interventions in migraine patients: a YouTube content analysis study based on grades of recommendation

Reina-Varona

Rivera-Romero

Cabrera-López

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Background Migraine is the second leading cause of disability worldwide, engendering a high economic cost in developed countries. The adverse events related to pharmacological treatment use have increased interest in non-pharmacological interventions such as exercise. YouTube offers a public source of information for migraine patients regarding exercise interventions for migraine improvement. However, this information has not been validated to ensure the quality and validity of its content. Objective This qualitative content analysis study aims to review and evaluate YouTube videos regarding exercise for migraine. Methods A systematic review of the current evidence regarding exercise for migraine was performed to establish evidence classification and grades of recommendation with the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network tool. The data sources were PubMed, PEDro, Cochrane, EBSCO, Google Scholar and Web of Science. The quality of YouTube videos on exercise in migraine was reviewed using the Global Quality Scale and DISCERN scale. Finally, the classification in grades of recommendation was used to evaluate the included videos in terms of the various exercise modalities. Results The classification into recommendation grades showed a grade B for aerobic exercise, yoga and changes in lifestyle behavior regarding exercise. A total of 129 videos were included. The healthcare and exercise professional authors produced higher quality videos with a significant statistical difference, although the alternative therapists and patients’ videos had a greater impact and a higher viewership based on correlation analysis. The evaluation of the videos based on the recommendation grades could only include 90 videos. 71% of these videos showed a B grade of recommendation, which corresponded to fewer than half of the total included videos. Conclusions YouTube needs higher quality videos on exercise for migraine, and healthcare and exercise professional authors need to improve their scoping strategies to acquire more views. The authors of YouTube videos should have better access to the best current evidence regarding exercise interventions in migraine.

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Exercise interventions in migraine patients: a YouTube content analysis study based on grades of recommendation

Reina-Varona

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“…Two researchers (BFK and AA) independently evaluated the overall quality. The Global Quality Scale (GQS) with rating between 1 to 5 was used [13,14,15]: 1 point represents the lowest quality (video quality and flow are very poor, information is obviously lacking, and it is not beneficial to users) and 5 point represents the highest quality (video quality and flow are excellent, very beneficial for users). Three groups of video were formed based on the GQS scores: high (4 or 5 points), intermediate (3 point), and low-quality (1 or 2 points).…”

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Analysis of Youtube Videos on Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Covid-19

Koçyiğit

Akyol

Şahin

2021

CAJMHE

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Introduction: YouTube is a popular social media platform frequently searched by online users for retrieving health-related information. Pulmonary rehabilitation programs have an important place in the COVID-19 treatment protocols. The aim of this study was to evaluate COVID-19 pulmonary rehabilitation videos on YouTube. Methods: A total of 180 videos tagged with the search terms “COVID-19 pulmonary rehabilitation”, “COVID-19 pulmonary exercise” and “COVID-19 pulmonary physiotherapy” were retrieved. Of these, 63 videos met the study inclusion criteria. The Global Quality Scale (GQS) and the modified DISCERN tool were performed for quality and reliability assessments. Duration of video, upload date, number of views, likes, dislikes, and comments were recorded. Video sources were determined. Results: Of the total 63 videos, 22 (34.9%) were classified in the high-quality group, 19 (30.2%) intermediate quality group, and 22 (34.9%) low quality group. The main sources of the high-quality videos were universities and physicians. Others, patients, independent users and health related websites produced high rates of low-quality videos. No significant difference was detected in views, likes, dislikes, and comments per day between the quality groups (p > 0.05). Conclusion: Numbers of high, intermediate and low-quality videos were very close to each other. It is necessary to consider the video sources in order to find videos that contains accurate information. Video parameters other than sources should not be considered as quality indicators.

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YouTube as a Source of Patient Information on Myofascial Pain Syndrome

Şan¹

2021

Aktuelle Rheumatologie

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Introduction Myofascial pain syndrome is a local disorder characterised by pathological myofascial constrictions and trigger points. One of the most popular sources of internet-based information for patients is YouTube, which provides a lot of videos related to myofascial pain syndrome, making it one of the top clinical conditions searched for on the site. This study aimed to examine the quality of the YouTube video content on myofascial pain syndrome. Method This study was designed as a cross-sectional study and used the YouTube video sharing website as the main source of data. A search of the relevant videos was performed by entering the words “myofascial pain syndrome” in June 2021. Video characteristics were recorded, and the quality of the videos was assessed according to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmark criteria, the DISCERN Scale and the Global Quality Scale. Results A total of 322 videos were evaluated, 186 of which were subjected to analysis after applying the inclusion/exclusion criteria. The videos were categorised into groups, with 10 (5.4%) falling into the high-quality group, 16 (8.6%) into the intermediate quality group, and 160 (86%) into the low-quality group. The findings from the study showed that the most popular videos, the highest number of video likes and the highest number of video views were in the intermediate group, while the high-quality group had the lowest popularity level, number of video likes and number of video views (p ˂ 0.05). Conclusions Although there are videos with high-quality content on YouTube offering guidance to patients about the disease, it is important to keep in mind that inaccurate and deficient information about the disease may also be present on this platform.

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YouTube as a Source of eHealth: Is It Beneficial for Lumbar Disc Herniation Exercises?

Cited by 5 publications

References 27 publications

Exercise interventions in migraine patients: a YouTube content analysis study based on grades of recommendation

Exercise interventions in migraine patients: a YouTube content analysis study based on grades of recommendation

Analysis of Youtube Videos on Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Covid-19

YouTube as a Source of Patient Information on Myofascial Pain Syndrome

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