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The Quality and Reliability Analysis of YouTube Videos About Insulin Administration
Merve Günbaş1, Merve Dervişoğlu1, Dilek Büyükkaya Besen2
1Internal Medicine Nursing, Dokuz Eylül University Institute of Health Sciences, Izmir, Turkey.
Background:
Digital healthcare has turned social media, especially YouTube, into a key platform for patient education. Videos on insulin administration attract significant viewership, but content reliability remains a concern.
Aim:
This study aimed to assess the quality and reliability of Turkish YouTube videos on insulin administration.
Methods:
The first 200 videos on the YouTube platform related to "insulin administration" were reviewed, and 33 videos that met the inclusion criteria were evaluated using DISCERN, the Global Quality Score (GQS), and a guideline-based survey for insulin usefulness.
Results:
Among the 33 videos that met the inclusion criteria, 39.4% were posted by nurses. The usefulness of the videos regarding insulin administration was analyzed using DISCERN and GQS and was evaluated based on their usefulness scores. According to this classification, 45.4% of the videos were found to be very useful, 36.4% were moderately useful, and 18.2% were somewhat useful. The mean ± SD GQS score of the videos was 2.51 ± 1.09 (between "generally poor" and "moderate") and the mean ± SD DISCERN score was 30.21 ± 8.33, indicating that the videos lacked essential evidence-based information.
Conclusion:
Many videos raise concerns about their educational value, with only a small portion being highly informative. This negatively impacts health literacy and complicates education. Providing accurate, reliable content is crucial, and nurses can enhance health literacy, safety, and equity through quality materials.
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