Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Institute of New Frontier Research, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
J Med Internet Res. 2021 Jul 30;23(7):e24994. doi: 10.2196/24994.
YouTube is one of the most popular open-access video-sharing websites, and it is also used to obtain health care information. Cesarean delivery is the most common major surgical intervention in many countries. Videos related to cesarean delivery have also been uploaded to YouTube. However, no study has explored the overall quality of cesarean delivery videos on the platform.
The objective of this study was to analyze the content and evaluate the quality of the most frequently viewed videos related to cesarean delivery that are accessible on YouTube.
We searched for a total of 18 terms by combining the 6 terms retrieved from Google AdWords and the 3 terms c section, cesarean section, and cesarean delivery, which are used interchangeably. Videos were sorted by view count, and the 100 videos with the highest view counts were chosen. The number of views, duration, likes and dislikes, content type, and source of each video were recorded. In evaluating the quality of the videos, we referred to a previous study. Additionally, we developed a detailed scoring method that comprehensively evaluates the videos related to cesarean delivery by including the necessary information for each element of the cesarean delivery and whether scientific evidence was presented.
Of the 100 videos analyzed, the most prevalent content (n=28) was videos that contained the actual surgical procedure of a cesarean delivery, and the most common source of cesarean delivery videos was physicians (n=30). Videos directly related to cesarean delivery, such as explanation of the surgery and the actual surgical procedure, were mainly uploaded by medical groups and scored higher than the videos indirectly related to cesarean delivery, which were mainly uploaded by nonmedical groups. In addition, videos directly related to cesarean delivery were more often uploaded earlier in time, with lower like ratios compared to indirect videos.
YouTube is currently not an appropriate source for patients seeking information on cesarean delivery.
YouTube 是最受欢迎的开放访问视频共享网站之一,人们也会在该网站上获取医疗保健信息。剖宫产是许多国家最常见的主要外科手术干预。与剖宫产相关的视频也已上传至 YouTube。然而,目前尚无研究探讨该平台上与剖宫产相关的视频的整体质量。
本研究旨在分析可在 YouTube 上访问的最常观看的与剖宫产相关的视频的内容并评估其质量。
我们总共通过结合从 Google AdWords 检索到的 6 个术语和 3 个术语 c section、cesarean section 和 cesarean delivery(可互换使用)来搜索了总共 18 个术语。按观看次数对视频进行排序,选择观看次数最多的 100 个视频。记录每个视频的观看次数、时长、点赞和不喜欢、内容类型和来源。在评估视频质量时,我们参考了之前的一项研究。此外,我们制定了详细的评分方法,通过纳入剖宫产每个要素的必要信息以及是否呈现科学证据,全面评估与剖宫产相关的视频。
在分析的 100 个视频中,最常见的内容(n=28)是包含剖宫产实际手术过程的视频,剖宫产视频最常见的来源是医生(n=30)。直接与剖宫产相关的视频,如手术解释和实际手术过程,主要由医疗团体上传,评分高于主要由非医疗团体上传的间接与剖宫产相关的视频。此外,直接与剖宫产相关的视频上传时间更早,点赞比例低于间接视频。
YouTube 目前不是患者获取剖宫产信息的合适来源。