Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27834, USA.
J Nephrol. 2013 Jan-Feb;26(1):81-5. doi: 10.5301/jn.5000115.
YouTube has emerged as a potential teaching tool. Studies of the teaching potential of YouTube videos have not addressed health care provider (HCP) satisfaction; a necessary prerequisite for any teaching tool. We conducted a 4-month investigation to determine HCP satisfaction with a nephrology-specific YouTube channel.
The Nephrology On-Demand YouTube channel was analyzed from January 1 through April 30, 2011. Sixty-minute nephrology lectures at East Carolina University were compressed into 10-minute videos and uploaded to the channel. HCPs were asked to answer a 5-point Likert questionnaire regarding the accuracy, currency, objectivity and usefulness of the digital format of the teaching videos. Means, standard deviations and 2-sided chi-square testing were performed to analyze responses.
Over 80% of HCPs considered the YouTube channel to be accurate, current and objective. A similar percentage considered the digital format useful despite the compression of videos and lack of audio.
The nephrology-specific YouTube channel has the potential to educate HCPs of various training backgrounds. Additional studies are required to determine if such specialty-specific channels can improve knowledge acquisition and retention.
YouTube 已成为一种潜在的教学工具。然而，目前针对 YouTube 视频教学潜力的研究尚未涉及医疗保健提供者（HCP）的满意度，这是任何教学工具的必要前提。我们进行了为期 4 个月的调查，以确定 HCP 对肾脏病学专用 YouTube 频道的满意度。
我们对 2011 年 1 月 1 日至 4 月 30 日的肾脏病学在线 YouTube 频道进行了分析。将东卡罗莱纳大学的 60 分钟肾脏病学讲座压缩成 10 分钟的视频，并上传到该频道。HCP 被要求回答一份 5 分制的李克特量表，内容涉及教学视频数字格式的准确性、时效性、客观性和有用性。使用均值、标准差和双侧卡方检验来分析应答。
超过 80%的 HCP 认为该 YouTube 频道准确、及时且客观。尽管视频被压缩且没有音频，但类似比例的 HCP 认为数字格式有用。
肾脏病学专用 YouTube 频道有潜力教育各种培训背景的 HCP。需要进一步研究以确定此类专科专用频道是否能够提高知识获取和保留。
