Assessment of the Educational Content of YouTube Videos about Chest Radiograph Interpretation

Abstract

Objectives: YouTube has become a commonly used education tool by medical students; however, the quality of the content varies and unreliable videos may be misleading. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the educational content of YouTube videos about chest radiograph interpretation.Patients and Methods: A search was made using the keywords ‘‘chest radiograph/chest x ray interpretation’’. Video characteristics and video content indices content quality index [CQI], PACEMAN index and video information and quality index [VIQI] were evaluated by two reviewers. Spearman correlation analysis and Mann Whitney U tests were performed.Results: In the study, 34 videos with a median of 11.34 1.52-51.18 minutes were evaluated. The median scores for CPI, PACEMAN, VIQI and VPI were 9.00 3.00-12.00 ; 14.50 9.00-20.00 ; 4.00 0.00-7.00 and 17.45 0.08-803.61 , respectively. CPI demonstrated a correlation with VIQI and PACEMAN scores

Keywords

• YouTube,medical education,thoracic radiography,X Ray film

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