Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health \xc5\x9eereflikoçhisar District Health Directorate, Ankara, Turkey.
J Korean Med Sci. 2023 Feb 20;38(7):e50. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e50.
As in every field, online information has become increasingly used in health. However, it is well known that some information online containing health advice is incorrect and may even include false statements. For this reason, it is crucial for public health that individuals reach reliable, high-quality resources when they are trying to obtain health information. Studies have been conducted on the quality and reliability of online information about many diseases, but no similar study has been found in the literature on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
In this descriptive study, videos on YouTube (www.youtube.com) about HCC were evaluated using the Global Quality Scale (GQS) and the modified DISCERN tool.
While 129 (89.58%) of the videos examined within the study were considered useful, 15 (10.42%) were misleading. The GQS scores of the videos considered useful were significantly higher than the scores of the misleading videos, with a median (min-max) score of 4 (2-5) ( < 0.001). When we compared the DISCERN scores, the scores of the useful videos were significantly higher ( < 0.001) than the scores of the misleading videos.
YouTube should be considered a complex structure where accurate and reliable health information can be presented, as well as erroneous and misleading information. Users should understand the importance of video sources and focus their research on videos from doctors, academics, and universities.
与其他领域一样，在线信息在健康领域的应用也越来越广泛。然而，众所周知，网络上的一些健康建议信息是不正确的，甚至可能包含虚假陈述。出于这个原因，当人们试图获取健康信息时，找到可靠、高质量的资源对于公共卫生至关重要。已经有研究针对许多疾病的在线信息的质量和可靠性进行了研究，但在肝细胞癌（HCC）的文献中没有找到类似的研究。
在这项描述性研究中，使用全球质量量表（GQS）和改良的 DISCERN 工具评估了 YouTube（www.youtube.com）上关于 HCC 的视频。
在所研究的 129 个（89.58%）视频中，有 15 个（10.42%）被认为具有误导性。被认为有用的视频的 GQS 评分明显高于具有误导性的视频的评分，中位数（最小-最大）评分为 4（2-5）（<0.001）。当我们比较 DISCERN 评分时，有用视频的评分明显高于具有误导性的视频（<0.001）。
YouTube 应该被视为一个复杂的结构，在这个结构中可以呈现准确和可靠的健康信息，也可以呈现错误和误导性的信息。用户应该了解视频来源的重要性，并将他们的研究重点放在医生、学者和大学的视频上。
