William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ, United States.
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States.
JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2020 Apr 2;6(2):e18807. doi: 10.2196/18807.
Accurate information and guidance about personal behaviors that can reduce exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 are among the most important elements in mitigating the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). With over 2 billion users, YouTube is a media channel that millions turn to when seeking information.
At the time of this study, there were no published studies investigating the content of YouTube videos related to COVID-19. This study aims to address this gap in the current knowledge.
The 100 most widely viewed YouTube videos uploaded throughout the month of January 2020 were reviewed and the content covered was described. Collectively, these videos were viewed over 125 million times.
Fewer than one-third of the videos covered any of the seven key prevention behaviors listed on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.
These results represent an important missed opportunity for disease prevention.
关于可以降低严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒 2 暴露风险的个人行为的准确信息和指导,是减轻 2019 冠状病毒病(COVID-19)传播的最重要因素之一。拥有超过 20 亿用户,YouTube 是一个媒体频道,数百万人在寻找信息时都会转向它。
在本研究进行之时,尚无关于与 COVID-19 相关的 YouTube 视频内容的已发表研究。本研究旨在弥补这一知识空白。
对 2020 年 1 月整个月上传的浏览量最高的 100 个 YouTube 视频进行了回顾,并描述了所涵盖的内容。这些视频的总浏览量超过了 1.25 亿次。
不到三分之一的视频涵盖了美国疾病控制与预防中心网站上列出的七种关键预防行为中的任何一种。
这些结果代表了疾病预防的一个重要错失机会。