YouTube as a Learning Tool for Urethral Catheterization: A Content and Quality Analysis

This study aimed to assess the content and quality of existing YouTube videos on the urethral catheterization procedure. The study used a descriptive research design. Forty-one (41) videos were examined on YouTube. Urethral Catheterization Skill Checklist, DISCERN, Global Quality Standard (GQS), and JAMA were used to collect the study data. Among the videos included in the study, 51.2% were for female patients and 48.8% were for male patients. Content analysis revealed that critical procedural steps were frequently omitted in a substantial proportion of the videos: hand hygiene was not addressed in 22% of the videos, preprocedure information was not provided in 10.1%, latex allergy screening was absent in 82.9%, patient privacy was not ensured in 12.2%, and adherence to aseptic principles was not demonstrated in 7.3%. No statistically significant relationship was found between DISCERN, GQS, and JAMA scores and popularity variables such as video duration, year of upload to YouTube, views, and likes (P>.05). The urethral catheterization videos evaluated in this study were generally of moderate quality; however, they exhibited notable shortcomings with respect to scientific reliability and adherence to standard procedural steps. Accordingly, online instructional videos should be developed in a more reliable, evidence-based, and professionally standardized manner.