YouTube as a source of patient information for carpal tunnel syndrome

Radonjic, Aleksandar; Evans, Emily L; Malic, Claudia

doi:10.1007/s00238-020-01621-3

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“…This study demonstrated that the reliability and quality of YouTube videos concerning CTS were low. This result was consistent with that of other previously conducted YouTube video quality evaluation studies 1 10 13 20 21 29–31. Mert and Bozgeyik20 evaluated the quality of CTS videos on YouTube and reported that the video reliability and quality were low.…”

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“…They presented no significant relationship between video characteristics, reliability and quality evaluation scoring systems. Radonjic et al 21 also evaluated CTS videos on YouTube and showed low reliability and quality and found that videos uploaded by physicians had significantly higher reliability and quality evaluation scores than those uploaded by non-physicians. Goyal et al 18 reported that YouTube videos of CTS have low information quality.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In contrast, recent studies18 19 reported that most YouTube videos and websites that provide information on CTS can reinforce misconceptions. Two quality-evaluating studies on CTS information available on YouTube20 21 focused on video quality and reliability, and neither examined the relationship between characteristics such as video popularity and quality.…”

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Quality and reliability evaluation of online videos on carpal tunnel syndrome: a YouTube video-based study

Kwak

Park

Won³

et al. 2022

BMJ Open

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ObjectivesWith the increasing popularity of searches for medical information on YouTube, the availability of videos concerning carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is increasing. This study aimed to evaluate the quality and reliability of YouTube videos on CTS.Setting and participantsNo participants were included.Primary and secondary outcome measuresWe searched YouTube on 1 April 2021 using the keywords “carpal tunnel syndrome” and “carpal tunnel release” and evaluated the first 55 retrieved videos. We summarised the video characteristics including Video Power Index (VPI), which was designed to evaluate video popularity based on the number of likes and views. We categorised them based on source and content. Video quality and reliability were evaluated using the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmark criteria, the Global Quality Score (GQS) and the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome-Specific Score (CTS-ss) .ResultsThe mean (range: minimum–maximum) of JAMA scores, GQS and CTS-ss were 2.13 (1–4), 2.69 (1–5), and 5.0 (1–15), respectively. The most common source of video was from allied health workers, and academically sourced videos had the highest JAMA score and GQS. Three scores were significantly correlated with each other. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that a higher JAMA score was associated with a higher likes ratio, and a higher GQS was associated with a longer video running time and greater number of comments. However, a higher VPI was not associated with higher video quality or reliability represented by the three scores.ConclusionsYouTube videos on CTS have low quality and reliability. Video popularity was not significantly correlated with quality or reliability. Our findings suggest that expert groups should provide and promote high-quality video content to YouTube users and patients.

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Quality and reliability evaluation of online videos on carpal tunnel syndrome: a YouTube video-based study

Kwak

Park

Won³

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BMJ Open

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“…Additionally, the difference was statistically significant for DISCERN (doctors and health channels had higher scores than other sources), JAMA (health channels had higher scores than other sources), and CTSIA scores (doctors had higher scores than other sources) (p<0.05). A recent study about CTS and several other studies on YouTube videos about medical topics revealed that physician videos are high in content quality, yet low in popularity (10)(11)(12). This might be the reason of relatively fewer number of physician videos in present study since the most watched videos focused on CTS were included.…”

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“…Although numerous studies evaluated the content quality of medical information of YouTube videos, almost all of these studies used the inclusion criteria of relevancy used by YouTube search engine and included the first 50-60 videos (7)(8)(9). The studies aimed to determine the information quality of YouTube videos on CTS were also designed in same methodology (4)(5)(6)10). Since these studies were conducted to evaluate the misinformation potential of these medical videos among viewers, we believe that the amount of distribution of misleading information is much more concerning than the relevancy issue.…”

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Does Most Watched YouTube Videos Related to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Provide Sufficient Information?

Umur

Sarı

2022

Acibadem Univ Saglik Bilim Derg

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Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of the most watched YouTube videos regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Methods The first fifty most watched videos for search term “Carpal Tunnel Syndrome” on YouTube, meeting inclusion criteria are included and evaluated by two researchers with DISCERN, JAMA and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Informational Assessment (CTSIA) scores, under the groups of physicians, health channels and other sources. Results There were statistically significant positive correlation between scoring systems, including CTSIA. No statistically significant correlation was found between video source and number of views, and between video source and view rate. There was no correlation between video source and number of views, and between video source and view rate. There was a relation between video source and DISCERN, JAMA, and CTSIA scores which was statistically significant (p

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Characteristics, reliability, and quality of YouTube videos on meralgia paresthetica: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Tarihci Cakmak,

Celik

2024

Acta Neurol Belg

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YouTube as a source of patient information for carpal tunnel syndrome

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Characteristics, reliability, and quality of YouTube videos on meralgia paresthetica: a descriptive cross-sectional study

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