Gursoy Ali, Peker Hakan
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maltepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Maltepe University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey,
Nisantasi Vocational School, Istanbul, Turkey.
Acta Cytol. 2020;64(5):425-432. doi: 10.1159/000507105. Epub 2020 May 12.
YouTube is one of the most popular video-sharing platforms and is used by many people as a source of information regarding health conditions. Although there are many studies examining YouTube health-related videos in terms of quality, content and accuracy, there is not any study observing the content of YouTube videos about the "Pap smear test." Therefore, we intended to evaluate YouTube videos related to the Pap smear test.
We made a search by typing "Pap smear test" and observed the first 100 videos. According to our selection criteria, only 42 videos were reviewed. We used 3 different questionnaires to rate the videos. The videos were independently rated by 2 gynecologists in terms of technical aspects, follow-up protocol, and video quality.
Our study showed that clarity of the technical aspects of Pap smear testing (Q1) was 40% and that of the follow-up protocol (Q2) was only 11%. In terms of video quality (Q3), the adequacy rate was 34%. There was a statistically significant negative correlation between search rank and the video power index (which increased as the ranking decreased to rank 1, r: -0.481).
We did not find quality and reliable information on YouTube videos about the Pap smear test, which is important for early detection of cervical cancers. While preparing health-related videos for YouTube and similar websites, the support of professional healthcare workers will help provide more accurate content.
YouTube是最受欢迎的视频分享平台之一，许多人将其用作获取健康状况信息的来源。尽管有许多研究从质量、内容和准确性方面对YouTube上与健康相关的视频进行了考察，但尚无任何研究观察过YouTube上关于“巴氏涂片检查”视频的内容。因此，我们旨在评估与巴氏涂片检查相关的YouTube视频。
我们通过输入“巴氏涂片检查”进行搜索，并观察了前100个视频。根据我们的选择标准，仅对42个视频进行了审查。我们使用3种不同的问卷对视频进行评分。2名妇科医生分别从技术方面、后续方案和视频质量对这些视频进行独立评分。
我们的研究表明，巴氏涂片检查技术方面（问题1）的清晰度为40%，后续方案（问题2）的清晰度仅为11%。在视频质量（问题3）方面，充足率为34%。搜索排名与视频影响力指数之间存在统计学上的显著负相关（随着排名降至第1，该指数上升，r：-0.481）。
我们在YouTube上关于巴氏涂片检查的视频中未找到高质量且可靠的信息，而巴氏涂片检查对宫颈癌的早期检测至关重要。在为YouTube及类似网站制作与健康相关的视频时，专业医护人员的支持将有助于提供更准确的内容。
