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Quality and Reliability of YouTube Videos for Patient Education in Stapedectomy and Stapedotomy
Quentin C Durfee1, Hänel W Eberly1,2, Bao Y Sciscent1,3
1The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
Objective:
YouTube is a video-sharing platform that patients frequently utilize. However, there are no objective assessments of the quality of information about otosclerosis on YouTube. Therefore, we aimed to assess the quality of YouTube videos for patient education via a cross-sectional study. We utilized 4 search phrases and analyzed them with 3 different scoring metrics, followed by statistical analysis.
Results:
Fifty videos were analyzed for the search terms "stapedectomy," "stapedotomy," "laser stapedotomy," and "otosclerosis." Most videos for "stapedotomy" (42%) and "otosclerosis" (41.2%) were intended for patients, while those for "stapedotomy" (48%) and "laser stapedotomy" (96%) were created for healthcare professionals or students. Higher modified DISCERN scores were associated with healthcare organization-produced videos for "otosclerosis" (P = .01964) and "stapedotomy" (P = .02842). Higher global quality score (P = .02964) and Journal of the American Medical Society scores (P = .01488) were significantly associated with videos made by verified users for "otosclerosis."
Conclusion:
The quality of YouTube videos may not be sufficient for patient education on stapedectomy and stapedotomy for otosclerosis. Only 2 search terms included most videos geared toward patient education, while the other 2 terms had more videos for healthcare professionals. Lower transparency and reliability scores may give concerns about bias.
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