Aldahlawi Salwa A, Homeida Lujain
Department of Basic and Clinical Oral Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU.
Cureus. 2023 Aug 3;15(8):e42885. doi: 10.7759/cureus.42885. eCollection 2023 Aug.
Objectives This study aims to assess the quality of the most viewed videos on the YouTube website describing the oral manifestations of COVID-19 and appraise the medical information in the content. Materials and methods The top 200 most-viewed videos on YouTube using the keywords "COVID-19 oral manifestation," "oral symptoms of COVID-19," "oral lesions of COVID-19," "coronavirus and oral findings," and "dental manifestation of COVID-19" were analyzed. Two independent reviewers classified the English-language videos as useful, misleading, or personal views and identified the source of the videos. Reliability was calculated on a 5-point scale adapted from the DISCERN tool. The global quality scale (GQS) was used to determine the quality of the videos. In addition, the completeness of the information regarding the clinical presentation, pathogenesis, diagnostic tests, and treatment of COVID-19 oral manifestations was evaluated. Results After excluding non-English and irrelevant videos, 55 videos were analyzed. Thirty-two videos were classified as useful. Independent users uploaded the most videos (19, 51%). The mean reliability and GQS scores for useful videos were (3.24+1.4) and (2+0.75), respectively. The GQS score was significantly related to the reliability score (p<0.01). Videos scoring high in GQS also show high-reliability scores. In addition, videos with high GQS scores showed more comprehensive content, scoring >9 in the content aspect. The COVID tongue was the most discussed topic, followed by oral ulcers and oral mucormycosis. Conclusions Most of the YouTube videos were useful and had moderate quality. However, they show low reliability and lack comprehensive medical information on the topic. Healthcare providers should play a more active role in the educational information given on social media (SM) during global disease outbreaks.
目的 本研究旨在评估YouTube网站上观看次数最多的描述新冠病毒病（COVID-19）口腔表现的视频质量，并评价其内容中的医学信息。材料与方法 分析了YouTube上使用关键词“COVID-19口腔表现”“COVID-19口腔症状”“COVID-19口腔病变”“冠状病毒与口腔表现”以及“COVID-19的牙科表现”的200个观看次数最多的视频。两名独立评审员将英语视频分类为有用、误导性或个人观点，并确定视频来源。根据改编自DISCERN工具的5分制计算可靠性。使用全球质量量表（GQS）确定视频质量。此外，还评估了关于COVID-19口腔表现的临床表现、发病机制、诊断测试和治疗的信息完整性。结果 在排除非英语和不相关视频后，分析了55个视频。32个视频被分类为有用。独立用户上传的视频最多（19个，占51%）。有用视频的平均可靠性和GQS分数分别为（3.24±1.4）和（2±0.75）。GQS分数与可靠性分数显著相关（p<0.01）。GQS分数高的视频也显示出高可靠性分数。此外，GQS分数高的视频内容更全面，在内容方面得分>9。“新冠舌”是讨论最多的话题，其次是口腔溃疡和口腔毛霉菌病。结论 大多数YouTube视频有用且质量中等。然而，它们的可靠性较低，且缺乏关于该主题的全面医学信息。在全球疾病爆发期间，医疗保健提供者应在社交媒体（SM）提供的教育信息中发挥更积极的作用。
