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YouTube™ as a source of information on prostatitis: a quality and reliability analysis
Binhan Kagan Aktas1, Doruk Demirel2, Ferhat Celikkaleli2
1Department of Urology, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. kaanaktas73@hotmail.com.
International Journal of Impotence Research
|January 16, 2023
Summary
YouTube videos on prostatitis quality vary. High-quality content from medical professionals is common, but lower-quality videos gain more views. Understanding this dynamic is key for reliable prostatitis information online.
Area of Science:
- Urology
- Medical Education
- Digital Health Communication
Background:
- YouTube is a popular source for health information.
- Prostatitis information on YouTube needs quality assessment.
- Understanding video characteristics is crucial for patient education.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze YouTube videos about prostatitis.
- To evaluate the source, content, and information quality.
- To assess the reliability of online prostatitis resources.
Main Methods:
- Searched YouTube for "prostatitis", analyzed 200 videos.
- Assessed video quality using modified DISCERN, GQS, and JAMA scores.
- Evaluated inter-rater reliability with Cohen's kappa coefficients.
Main Results:
- Videos from doctors/medical institutions were most common (33.0%) and highest quality.
- High-quality videos were shorter and had lower view ratios than poor-quality ones.
- 44.0% of videos were high quality, 30.5% moderate, and 25.5% poor.
Conclusions:
- Most YouTube prostatitis videos are high quality and from credible sources.
- Despite quality, poor-quality videos achieve higher viewership.
- Further research is needed to understand engagement with varying quality health content.
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