Alwadi Maram A, AlJameel AlBandary H, Alshammari Falah R, Chavarria Enmanuel A, Aboul-Enein Basil H
Department of Dental Health, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, SAU.
Department of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, SAU.
Cureus. 2024 Jul 17;16(7):e64743. doi: 10.7759/cureus.64743. eCollection 2024 Jul.
Background The widespread availability of Internet access and the rising popularity of social media platforms have facilitated the dissemination of health-related information, including dental health practices. However, assessing the quality and effectiveness of such information remains a challenge, particularly concerning traditional practices such as Miswak () usage. This study aims to assess the description, use, and effectiveness of the Miswak () chewing stick posted as video clips on YouTube™ and provide considerations for future interventions. Methodology YouTube videos were searched using the terms "Miswak," "Siwak," "Salvadora persica," and "Chewing stick." Each video's descriptive features, i.e., title, links, country of origin, upload date, running time, views, comments, likes, and dislikes, were recorded. Content quality was assessed using the DISCERN tool, which rates the reliability, dependability, and trustworthiness of online sources across 16 items. Scores were aggregated for analysis. The statistical analysis examined video features and associations between the speaker, video type, source, and quality, with significance set at a p-value <0.05 using SPSS Statistics Version 20 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA). Results A total of 45 videos were included in the study, with the majority (62%) created by the "other professionals" category. Almost three-quarters (73.3%) of the videos were educational. The quality of the video clips was correlated with the speaker source and category of "other," revealing that high-quality information was considered such when the source was other than a dentist. Further, we found that a video's source did not elicit differences in the opinion of the video's quality. Conclusions This social media analysis provides considerations and implications for future research on the potential use of YouTube as a platform for Miswak educational interventions.
背景 互联网接入的广泛普及以及社交媒体平台日益流行，促进了包括牙齿健康做法在内的健康相关信息的传播。然而，评估此类信息的质量和有效性仍然是一项挑战，尤其是对于诸如使用米斯瓦克（Miswak）等传统做法而言。本研究旨在评估在YouTube™上作为视频片段发布的米斯瓦克咀嚼棒的描述、使用情况及有效性，并为未来的干预措施提供参考。方法 使用“米斯瓦克”（Miswak）、“西瓦克”（Siwak）、“佩里蒙黄连木”（Salvadora persica）和“咀嚼棒”等术语在YouTube视频中进行搜索。记录每个视频的描述性特征，即标题、链接、原产国、上传日期、时长、浏览量、评论、点赞数和点踩数。使用DISCERN工具评估内容质量，该工具根据16项内容对在线来源的可靠性、可信度和可信赖性进行评分。汇总分数进行分析。使用SPSS Statistics Version 20（美国纽约州阿蒙克市IBM公司）进行统计分析，检验视频特征以及发言者、视频类型、来源和质量之间的关联，显著性设定为p值<0.05。结果 本研究共纳入45个视频，其中大多数（62%）由“其他专业人员”类别创建。几乎四分之三（73.3%）的视频是教育性的。视频片段的质量与发言者来源及“其他”类别相关，表明当来源不是牙医时，高质量信息才会被视为高质量。此外，我们发现视频来源并未引发有关视频质量看法的差异。结论 这项社交媒体分析为未来关于将YouTube作为米斯瓦克教育干预平台的潜在用途的研究提供了参考和启示。
