Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hisar Intercontinental Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018 Nov 15;43(22):E1334-E1339. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002691.
A quality-control YouTube-based study using the recognized quality scoring systems.
In this study, our aim was to confirm the accuracy and quality of the information in kyphosis videos shared on YouTube.
The Internet is a widely and increasingly used source for obtaining medical information both by patients and clinicians. YouTube, in particular, manifests itself as a leading source with its ease of access to information and visual advantage for Internet users.
The first 50 videos returned by the YouTube search engine in response to "kyphosis" keyword query were included in the study and categorized under seven and six groups, based on their source and content. The popularity of the videos was evaluated with a new index called the video power index (VPI). The quality, educational quality, and accuracy of the source of information were measured using the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) score, Global Quality Score (GQS), and Kyphosis-Specific Score (KSS).
Videos had a mean duration of 397 seconds and a mean number of 131,644 views, with a total viewing number of 6,582,221. The source (uploader) in 36% of the videos was a trainer and the content in 46% of the videos was exercise training. Seventy-two percent of the videos were about postural kyphosis. Videos had a mean JAMA score of 1.36 (range: 1-4), GQS of 1.68 (range: 1-5), and KSS of 3.02 (range: 0-32). The academic group had the highest scores and the lowest VPIs.
Online information on kyphosis is low quality and its contents are of unknown source and accuracy. In order to keep the balance in sharing the right information with the patient, clinicians should possess knowledge about the online information related to their field and should contribute to the development of optimal medical videos.
一项基于 YouTube 的质量控制研究，使用公认的质量评分系统。
本研究旨在确认在 YouTube 上分享的脊柱后凸视频中的信息准确性和质量。
互联网是患者和临床医生获取医疗信息的广泛且日益增长的来源。特别是 YouTube，因其信息获取方便和对互联网用户的视觉优势，表现为主要来源。
YouTube 搜索引擎对“脊柱后凸”关键词查询的前 50 个视频被纳入研究，并根据来源和内容分为七组和六组。使用新的视频功率指数（VPI）评估视频的受欢迎程度。使用美国医学会（JAMA）评分、全球质量评分（GQS）和脊柱后凸特定评分（KSS）来衡量信息源的质量、教育质量和准确性。
视频的平均时长为 397 秒，平均观看次数为 131644 次，总观看次数为 6582210 次。在 36%的视频中，来源（上传者）是培训师，46%的视频内容是运动训练。72%的视频是关于姿势性脊柱后凸。视频的 JAMA 评分为 1.36（范围：1-4），GQS 为 1.68（范围：1-5），KSS 为 3.02（范围：0-32）。学术组的得分最高，VPI 最低。
关于脊柱后凸的在线信息质量较低，其内容来源和准确性未知。为了在与患者分享正确信息方面保持平衡，临床医生应该了解与其领域相关的在线信息，并为开发最佳医疗视频做出贡献。
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