Cinar Cigdem
Department of Interventional Physiatry, Biruni University, Istanbul, TUR.
Cureus. 2023 Sep 7;15(9):e44830. doi: 10.7759/cureus.44830. eCollection 2023 Sep.
Internet-based medical education plays a crucial role in bolstering public health awareness and the competence of medical professionals; however, it must be dependable. We aimed to examine the quality and reliability of the videos uploaded to YouTube (YouTube, LLC, San Bruno, California, United States) by professional healthcare professionals about scoliosis from 2014 to 2023.
The study was performed between August 1 and August 15, 2023. The keywords 'scoliosis', 'scoliosis-kyphosis brace', 'scoliosis exercises', 'scoliosis surgeries', and 'scoliosis-kyphosis exercises' were searched on YouTube. Only YouTube videos uploaded by healthcare professionals between January 1, 2014, and July 31, 2023, and only videos in the English language were examined. Video characteristics were evaluated and recorded for all videos. The quality and reliability of videos were assessed with two different questionnaire scales including the modified DISCERN score and the Global Quality Score (GQS).
The mean number of views per video was 3778 in videos uploaded between 2014 and 2018, and 3120 in videos uploaded between 2019 and 2023 (p= 0.004). Video length and number of likes were statistically significantly lower in the videos of the last five years (p=0.001, and p=0.001). Thirty-one percent of the professional videos uploaded between 2014 and 2018 were directed at healthcare professionals. This rate was 12% in the last five years and was statistically significantly lower (p=0.001). The DISCERN score average was 3.7 between 2014 and 2018 and it was 3.2 between 2019 and 2023 (p=0.001). Similarly, the mean GQS was statistically significantly higher in the last five years compared to the five years prior (3.8 vs. 3.3, p=0.001).
The present study determined that the quality and reliability of YouTube videos about scoliosis significantly increased in the last five years compared to the previous five years with a significant decrease in video duration. Also, among videos uploaded in the last five years, the number of videos for the patient was significantly higher. In contrast, the 'like' and 'view' numbers were significantly lower in YouTube videos about scoliosis in the last five years.
基于互联网的医学教育在增强公众健康意识和提高医学专业人员能力方面发挥着关键作用；然而，它必须是可靠的。我们旨在研究2014年至2023年期间专业医疗保健人员上传到YouTube（YouTube有限责任公司，美国加利福尼亚州圣布鲁诺）上关于脊柱侧弯的视频的质量和可靠性。
该研究于2023年8月1日至8月15日进行。在YouTube上搜索了关键词“脊柱侧弯”“脊柱后凸矫形支具”“脊柱侧弯锻炼”“脊柱侧弯手术”和“脊柱后凸锻炼”。仅审查2014年1月1日至2023年7月31日期间由医疗保健人员上传的YouTube视频，且仅审查英语视频。对所有视频的特征进行了评估和记录。使用两种不同的问卷量表评估视频的质量和可靠性，包括改良的DISCERN评分和全球质量评分（GQS）。
2014年至2018年期间上传的视频平均每个视频的观看次数为3778次，2019年至2023年期间上传的视频平均每个视频的观看次数为3120次（p = 0.004）。过去五年的视频长度和点赞数在统计学上显著更低（p = 0.001和p = 0.001）。2014年至2018年期间上传的专业视频中有31%是针对医疗保健人员的。在过去五年中，这一比例为12%，在统计学上显著更低（p = 0.001）。2014年至2018年期间DISCERN评分平均为3.7，2019年至2023年期间为3.2（p = 0.001）。同样，过去五年的平均GQS在统计学上显著高于前五年（3.8对3.3，p = 0.001）。
本研究确定，与前五年相比，过去五年中YouTube上关于脊柱侧弯的视频的质量和可靠性显著提高，视频时长显著缩短。此外，在过去五年上传的视频中，面向患者的视频数量显著更高。相比之下，过去五年中YouTube上关于脊柱侧弯的视频的“点赞”和“观看”数量显著更低。
