Şan Hüseyin
Ankara City Hospital, Clinic of Nuclear Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Mol Imaging Radionucl Ther. 2022 Feb 2;31(1):42-48. doi: 10.4274/mirt.galenos.2021.85530.
Radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy is a radionuclide treatment for hyperthyroidism and well-differentiated thyroid cancer. One of the most popular sources of information for patients on the internet is YouTube. This study aimed to examine the quality of videos about RAI treatment.
This cross-sectional study was performed by using videos in YouTube. The terms "radyoaktif iyot tedavisi" and "radioactive iodine treatment" were used to search related videos in June 2021. The quality of the videos was assessed by using the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmark criteria, the DISCERN scale, and the global quality scale (GQS).
Of the total 88 videos evaluated, 56 videos (30 in English, 26 in Turkish) were analyzed according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Seven (12.5%) videos were assigned to the high-quality group, 16 (28.58%) to the intermediate quality group, and 33 (58.92%) to the low quality group. The findings of this study showed that the most popular videos with the highest video power index (VPI) scores and the highest number of video likes and comments belonged to the intermediate quality group. Contrarily, popularity level, number of video likes, and number of video views were the lowest in the high-quality group. The analysis of video sources revealed that viewers most preferred non-physician-sourced videos, with average total views of 59307.80 [standard deviation (SD): 122554.13]. The most liked videos were non-physician-made videos, with average total likes of 424.35 (SD: 639.41). The mean VPI scores were the highest in non-physician-made videos, with 25.18 (SD: 25.69). The average JAMA (1.92, SD: 0.50), DISCERN (34.31, SD: 14.33), and GQS scores (2.61, SD: 0.99) were the highest in physician-made videos.
Although high-quality videos on YouTube may inform and encourage patients positively, unprofessional, incorrect, and incomplete information can be also uploaded on YouTube and may mislead patients.
放射性碘（RAI）治疗是一种用于治疗甲状腺功能亢进症和分化良好的甲状腺癌的放射性核素治疗方法。互联网上患者最常用的信息来源之一是YouTube。本研究旨在检查有关RAI治疗的视频质量。
本横断面研究通过使用YouTube上的视频进行。2021年6月，使用“radyoaktif iyot tedavisi”和“radioactive iodine treatment”这两个术语搜索相关视频。通过使用美国医学会杂志（JAMA）基准标准、DISCERN量表和全球质量量表（GQS）对视频质量进行评估。
在总共评估的88个视频中，根据纳入和排除标准分析了56个视频（30个英文视频，26个土耳其语视频）。7个（12.5%）视频被归为高质量组，16个（28.58%）归为中等质量组，33个（58.92%）归为低质量组。本研究结果表明，视频功率指数（VPI）得分最高、点赞数和评论数最多的最受欢迎视频属于中等质量组。相反，高质量组的受欢迎程度、视频点赞数和视频观看次数最低。视频来源分析显示，观众最喜欢非医生来源的视频，平均总观看次数为59307.80[标准差（SD）：122554.13]。最受喜爱的视频是非医生制作的视频，平均总点赞数为424.35（SD：639.41）。非医生制作的视频的平均VPI得分最高，为25.18（SD：25.69）。医生制作的视频的平均JAMA得分（1.92，SD：0.50）、DISCERN得分（34.31，SD：14.33）和GQS得分（2.61，SD：0.99）最高。
尽管YouTube上的高质量视频可能会对患者产生积极的告知和鼓励作用，但不专业、不正确和不完整的信息也可能会上传到YouTube上，从而误导患者。
