Akdağ Abdullah, Ateş Erhan, Özsoy Çağatay
Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, Department of Urology, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Department of Urology, Aydin, Türkiye.
Int J Impot Res. 2025 Jul 2. doi: 10.1038/s41443-025-01124-4.
This study evaluates the accuracy and reliability of YouTube videos on retrograde ejaculation, a condition affecting male fertility and quality of life. A systematic search conducted on December 11, 2024, identified 97 relevant videos from an initial pool of 545. Videos were analyzed using the DISCERN tool and Global Quality Score to assess reliability and educational quality. Reliable videos, comprising 54.6% of the sample, were significantly more often uploaded by universities, professional organizations, or nonprofit physician groups when compared to non-reliable videos (P = 0.006). When comparing different uploader subgroups, videos from universities, professional organizations, or nonprofit physician groups demonstrated significantly higher DISCERN and Global Quality Scores (P = 0.006, P < 0.001, respectively). In contrast, based on the overall distribution of uploader types among the entire video sample, videos uploaded by individuals or for-profit entities were more frequently classified as non-reliable (P = 0.005). Notably, viewership metrics did not differ significantly between reliable and nonreliable videos (P = 0.552), highlighting the challenge of discerning accurate content based on popularity alone. The findings underscore the importance of promoting high-quality, evidence-based information from credible sources on platforms like YouTube. Addressing misinformation and enhancing the visibility of reliable content are critical to improving patient education and decision-making in managing retrograde ejaculation.
本研究评估了YouTube上关于逆行射精的视频的准确性和可靠性，逆行射精是一种影响男性生育能力和生活质量的疾病。2024年12月11日进行的一项系统搜索，从最初的545个视频库中识别出97个相关视频。使用DISCERN工具和全球质量评分对视频进行分析，以评估其可靠性和教育质量。与不可靠视频相比，可靠视频占样本的54.6%，由大学、专业组织或非营利性医师团体上传的频率显著更高（P = 0.006）。在比较不同的上传者子群体时，来自大学、专业组织或非营利性医师团体的视频显示出显著更高的DISCERN评分和全球质量评分（分别为P = 0.006，P < 0.001）。相比之下，根据整个视频样本中上传者类型的总体分布，由个人或营利性实体上传的视频更频繁地被归类为不可靠（P = 0.005）。值得注意的是，可靠视频和不可靠视频的观看指标没有显著差异（P = 0.552），这突出了仅根据受欢迎程度辨别准确内容的挑战。研究结果强调了在YouTube等平台上推广来自可靠来源的高质量、循证信息的重要性。解决错误信息并提高可靠内容的可见性对于改善逆行射精管理中的患者教育和决策至关重要。
