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Alparslan Şahin1, Muhammed Şahin2, Fatih Mehmet Türkcü3

  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, Private Batman Hospital, Batman, Turkey. dralparslansahin@gmail.com.

Irish Journal of Medical Science
|September 22, 2018
PubMed

Insights

YouTube offers valuable patient information on retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), but one-third of videos are misleading. Healthcare professionals should create more authoritative content to ensure accurate ROP education.

Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Medical Information Dissemination
  • Digital Health

Background:

  • Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a significant cause of visual impairment in premature infants.
  • Accurate patient education is crucial for understanding and managing ROP.
  • YouTube is a popular platform for health information, but its quality varies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the quality of YouTube videos on retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).
  • To assess the reliability of information regarding ROP diagnosis and treatment on YouTube.

Main Methods:

  • A systematic search for "retinopathy of prematurity" and "ROP" videos on YouTube was conducted.
  • The first 100 relevant videos were reviewed by two ophthalmologists.
  • Videos were classified as "useful" (scientifically correct) or "misleading" (scientifically unproven).
  • Video sources were categorized (e.g., healthcare professional, independent user, university).

Main Results:

  • Useful videos had significantly higher views and likes per day compared to misleading videos.
  • Most useful videos originated from healthcare professionals (universities, hospitals, practitioners).
  • Videos from healthcare professionals were more likely to be rated as useful than those from non-professionals.

Conclusions:

  • YouTube can serve as an important patient information resource for ROP.
  • A substantial portion (one-third) of ROP videos on YouTube contain misleading information.
  • There is a need for more authoritative, reliable ROP content from healthcare professionals on YouTube.
Abstract

Keywords:
Patient informationRetinopathy of prematurityYouTube videos

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