Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN, Health Sciences Center, Department of Oral Pathology, Natal, RN, Brazil.
Braz Oral Res. 2020 Nov 13;35:e006. doi: 10.1590/1807-3107bor-2021.vol35.0006. eCollection 2020.
The objective of this study was to analyze the quality of videos on oral lichen planus (OLP) available in YouTube™. A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted by searching the video sharing platform YouTube™. Videos aimed at clarifying the etiological and clinical characteristics, diagnostic criteria, treatment, and prognosis of OLP were included. A total of 481 videos were retrieved and 37 were included in the study according to the selection criteria established. Most of the videos evaluated (86.5%; n = 32) were produced by independent users. The average reliability was 1.8 and quality assessment classified only three videos (8.1%) as having good/excellent quality. A significant correlation was observed between the length of the video analyzed and its quality and reliability (p < 0.05), as well as between the reliability and usefulness of the video (p = 0.03). YouTube™ has become a leading source of information for the general population. However, a significant number of these videos have a low quality. Students, professionals, and healthcare providers must be more actively involved in providing clear, accurate, and reliable evidence-based information in an accessible language in order to enable significant improvement in patient care delivery.
本研究旨在分析 YouTube™ 上有关口腔扁平苔藓 (OLP) 的视频质量。通过搜索视频分享平台 YouTube™，进行了一项横断面分析研究。纳入了旨在阐明 OLP 的病因和临床特征、诊断标准、治疗和预后的视频。共检索到 481 个视频，根据既定的选择标准，有 37 个视频纳入研究。评估的大多数视频（86.5%；n=32）是由独立用户制作的。平均可靠性为 1.8，质量评估仅将 3 个视频（8.1%）评为质量良好/优秀。分析的视频长度与其质量和可靠性之间（p<0.05）以及视频可靠性和有用性之间（p=0.03）存在显著相关性。YouTube™ 已成为普通大众的主要信息来源。然而，这些视频中有相当一部分质量较低。学生、专业人士和医疗保健提供者必须更积极地参与以通俗易懂的语言提供清晰、准确和可靠的基于证据的信息，以便能够显著改善患者的护理服务。
