Abdulghani Hamza Mohammad, Haque Shafiul, Ahmad Tauseef, Irshad Mohammad, Sattar Kamran, Al-Harbi Mohammed Meteb, Khamis Nehal
Department of Medical Education.
Research and Scientific Studies Unit, College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Jul;98(30):e16459. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000016459.
Video-sharing website "YouTube" is a growing source of healthcare information. But, the videos uploaded on this open platform are not peer reviewed, therefore, the information available needs to be sufficiently evaluated. No studies have been conducted to evaluate the authenticity and utility of obstetrics and gynecology (Obs/Gyne) physical examination YouTube videos. This study was performed to analyze the sources, contents, and quality of videos about the Obs/Gyne clinical examination available on YouTube.
A systematic search was performed on YouTube website using the following key words: "OBSTETRIC," "GYNECOLOGICAL," "SPECULUM OBSTETRIC," "OBSTETRIC CLINICAL," "BIMANUAL PELVIC," and "EXAMINATION" to analyze the sources, contents, and the quality of YouTube videos about the Obs/Gyne clinical examination during the period between November 2015 and March 2017. The videos were classified into educationally useful and useless based on the content, accuracy of the knowledge, and the demonstration.
Out of total 457 screened videos, 176 (38.51%) videos met the pre-set inclusion criteria. After review, out of 176 pertinent videos, 84 (47.7%) videos were found educationally useful, and out of these 84 useful videos, only 29 (34.5%) were highly educational in nature.
YouTube videos showed variable educational value. Only, a small number of videos were identified as useful and can be used by the medical students for self-directed learning and by the clinical teachers for educational purposes or other academic activities.
视频分享网站“YouTube”正日益成为医疗保健信息的来源。但是，在这个开放平台上上传的视频未经同行评审，因此，所提供的信息需要充分评估。尚未有研究对妇产科体格检查的YouTube视频的真实性和实用性进行评估。本研究旨在分析YouTube上有关妇产科临床检查视频的来源、内容和质量。
在YouTube网站上进行系统搜索，使用以下关键词：“产科”、“妇科”、“产科窥器”、“产科临床”、“双合诊盆腔”和“检查”，以分析2015年11月至2017年3月期间有关妇产科临床检查的YouTube视频的来源、内容和质量。根据内容、知识准确性和演示情况，将这些视频分为具有教育价值和无教育价值两类。
在总共筛选的457个视频中，176个（38.51%）视频符合预设的纳入标准。经审查，在176个相关视频中，84个（47.7%）视频被认为具有教育价值，在这84个有用的视频中，只有29个（34.5%）具有高度教育性质。
YouTube视频显示出不同的教育价值。只有少数视频被确定为有用，可供医学生进行自主学习，也可供临床教师用于教学目的或其他学术活动。
