YouTube for Information on Rheumatoid Arthritis — A Wakeup Call?

Abstract

YouTube is a source of information on RA, of variable quality, with wide viewership and potential to influence patients' knowledge and behavior. Physicians and professional organizations should be aware of and embrace this evolving technology to raise awareness about RA, and empower patients to discriminate useful from misleading information.

YouTube Information about Diabetes and Oral Healthcare (Preprint)

“…Studies of Internet search engines have shown that more than 90% of users click on a search result that appears on the first three pages of search results (with 20 hits per page) [19][20][21][22]. Given the impracticability of reviewing the 472,400 videos identified, it was decided to focus on the first page of results (the first 20) in each search, in sequential order selecting a total of 100 videos.…”

Videos in Anatomy Education: History, Present Usage and Future Prospects

“…A more successful utilisation of YouTube channels for independent learning may be for institutions to produce their own videos, tailored to the learning outcomes and needs of their programs, and use YouTube as a distribution platform. The additional problem with directing students to YouTube as a resource without specific links to certain videos, is the uncontrolled and potentially inaccurate content that may be available (Jaffar;Singh et al, 2012). Assadi & Gasparyan (2015) have questioned whether the future of anatomy videos in anatomy education needs to move towards an academic approach.…”

Health Information on the Internet

“…It is in the context of this background that Singh, et al's descriptive study in this issue of The Journal should be viewed 6 . This useful study replicates similar evaluations of YouTube content on conditions such as the H1N1 pandemic, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and prostate cancer 7,8,9 .…”

“…Many solutions have been suggested to overcome the variable quality of health information on the Internet, such as those highlighted in the Singh article 6 . Suggestions include working with patients by educating them on how to search for health information and explaining the WHO-NET principles and tools 10,11 .…”