Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sultan II. Abdülhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gaziosmanpaşa Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Int J Rheum Dis. 2021 Feb;24(2):197-202. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.14043. Epub 2020 Dec 23.
The internet has gained popularity as a health information source for patients. YouTube is one of the biggest platforms used worldwide. Several studies showed that quality of the information on YouTube videos for patient information is poor. This study aimed to evaluate the content and quality of YouTube videos, as a source of patient information for fibromyalgia (FM).
In this cross-sectional study, a YouTube search with the keyword "fibromyalgia" was performed, and the first 200 videos were listed according to relevancy. Advertisements, duplicate videos, videos in languages other than English, and videos without audio were excluded. Video features (number of "likes", "dislikes", views, length of video), and source of upload were recorded. DISCERN and Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmark criteria were used for quality analysis. Video quality was assessed according to the source of upload and video features. The correlation analysis was performed between video features, JAMA, and DISCERN scores.
A total number of 102 videos were analyzed. The most common source of upload was physicians and majority of the content (55.8%) was about symptoms and treatment. Mean DISCERN and JAMA scores were 35.7 and 2.2, respectively. These scores were highest in videos uploaded by physicians (52.7 and 2.6, respectively). There is a positive correlation between the duration of the video, DISCERN, and JAMA scores.
The majority of YouTube content has poor quality. Health professionals should be aware of the importance of health-related information on YouTube and provide high-quality accurate and up-to-date content.
互联网已成为患者获取健康信息的热门来源。YouTube 是全球使用最广泛的平台之一。有几项研究表明，YouTube 视频中关于患者信息的内容质量较差。本研究旨在评估 YouTube 视频作为纤维肌痛（FM）患者信息来源的内容和质量。
在这项横断面研究中，使用关键字“fibromyalgia”进行了 YouTube 搜索，并根据相关性列出了前 200 个视频。排除广告、重复视频、非英语语言的视频和无音频的视频。记录视频特征（“点赞”、“不喜欢”、浏览量、视频长度）和上传来源。使用 DISCERN 和美国医学会杂志（JAMA）基准标准进行质量分析。根据上传来源和视频特征评估视频质量。对视频特征、JAMA 和 DISCERN 评分进行相关性分析。
共分析了 102 个视频。最常见的上传来源是医生，内容大部分（55.8%）是关于症状和治疗的。平均 DISCERN 和 JAMA 评分为 35.7 和 2.2。上传者为医生的视频得分最高（分别为 52.7 和 2.6）。视频时长、DISCERN 和 JAMA 评分之间存在正相关。
YouTube 上的大部分内容质量较差。医疗专业人员应该意识到 YouTube 上健康相关信息的重要性，并提供高质量、准确且最新的内容。
