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Does YouTubeTM Offer High-Quality Information About Nasoalveolar Molding?
Can Arslan1, Elif Ceren Aksahin1, Rahime Burcu Nur Yılmaz2
1Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Summary
YouTube videos on nasoalveolar molding (NAM) are generally poor quality and lack useful information. While expert-created videos have better audiovisuals, they don't provide superior content usefulness for NAM compared to other sources.
Area of Science:
- Craniofacial anomalies
- Pediatric dentistry
- Medical education
Background:
- Nasoalveolar molding (NAM) is a common presurgical treatment for infants with cleft lip and palate.
- YouTube is a popular platform for health information, but video quality and accuracy vary widely.
- Assessing the quality of online health information is crucial for patient and caregiver education.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the content quality and usefulness of YouTube videos related to nasoalveolar molding (NAM).
- To compare the quality and usefulness of NAM videos created by experts versus caregivers.
- To identify characteristics associated with higher quality and more useful NAM video content.
Main Methods:
- A systematic search of YouTube was conducted using keywords 'nasoalveolar molding' and 'presurgical infant orthopedics'.
- Fifty-one videos were identified, and 24 applicable videos were assessed for quality using the Global Quality Scale (GQS) and a custom content usefulness index.
- Statistical analyses included Spearman rank correlation and Mann-Whitney U tests to compare video characteristics.
Main Results:
- The mean GQS score for the 24 videos was 2.3/10, indicating overall poor quality.
- Only 29.2% of videos were classified as high content, while 70.8% were low content.
- Expert-created videos demonstrated significantly better audiovisual quality but did not differ in content usefulness compared to caregiver-created videos.
Conclusions:
- YouTube videos on NAM generally provide inadequate information and are of poor quality.
- While expert videos exhibit superior audiovisuals, they do not necessarily translate to higher informational value for NAM.
- Further efforts are needed to improve the quality and accuracy of online educational resources for nasoalveolar molding.
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