Evaluation of the quality and reliability of YouTube videos on premature ventricular contraction

Abstract

Aim: The internet is a popular and continually utilized platform to gain medical knowledge for patients and health professionals. This research aimed to evaluate the accuracy and quality of videos for premature ventricular contraction (PVC) on YouTube. Material and method: The keyword "premature ventricular contraction" was inputted into the YouTube search engine. The 60 most watched videos on YouTube were analyzed. Six of these were excluded from the study. A total of 54 patients were included in the study. General characteristics of the videos were recorded. Two specialist physicians reviewed all videos. GQS, DISCERN, and JAMA scoring systems were used to test the video quality and reliability. Video quality was divided into three groups according to the GQS score. Video characteristics were compared between quality groups. Results: 37% of the videos posted were from doctors, and the most frequently seen content was related to general information about PVCs, accounting for 70.4%. There were 24 high-quality videos. The number of video comments (p=0.006), daily view rate (p=0.001), JAMA (p=<0.001), and DISCERN (p=<0.001) scores were increased in high-quality videos. The video source was divided into two groups: physicians and non-physicians. GQS (p=0.024) and DISCERN (p=0.047) scale scores were seen to be higher in doctors when evaluated as video sources. Conclusion: YouTube provides an accessible and cost-effective platform for patients to learn about and comprehend their ailments. Using this platform by the right people can be a valuable patient resource for PVC.

Keywords

• premature ventricular contraction
• internet
• Youtube
• GQS

Prematüre erken kontraksiyon ile ilgili YouTube videolarının kalite ve güvenilirliğinin değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Amaç: İnternet, hastalar ve sağlık profesyonelleri için tıbbi bilgi edinmede popüler ve sürekli kullanılan bir platformdur. Bu araştırma, YouTube'daki prematüre ventriküler kontraksiyon (PVK) videolarının doğruluğunu ve kalitesini değerlendirmeyi amaçlamıştır. Gereç ve yöntem: YouTube arama motoruna "prematüre ventriküler kontraksiyon" anahtar kelimesi girilmiştir. YouTube'da en çok izlenen 60 video analiz edilmiştir. Bunlardan altısı çalışma dışı bırakıldı. Toplam 54 hasta çalışmaya dahil edildi. Videoların genel özellikleri kaydedildi. İki uzman hekim tüm videoları inceledi. Video kalitesini ve güvenilirliğini test etmek için GQS, DISCERN ve JAMA skorlama sistemleri kullanıldı. Video kalitesi GQS skoruna göre üç gruba ayrıldı. Video özellikleri gruplar arasında karşılaştırıldı. Bulgular: Yayınlanan videoların %37'si doktorlara aittir ve en sık görülen içerik %70,4 ile PVK'ler hakkında genel bilgilerle ilgiliydi. Yüksek kaliteli 24 video vardı. Video yorum sayısı (p=0,006), günlük görüntüleme oranı (p=0,001), JAMA (p=<0,001) ve DISCERN (p=<0,001) puanları yüksek kaliteli videolarda arttığı saptandı. Video kaynağı iki gruba ayrılmıştır: hekimler ve hekim olmayanlar. GQS (p=0.024) ve DISCERN (p=0.047) ölçek puanlarının video kaynağı hekimlerde daha yüksek olduğu görülmüştür. Sonuç: YouTube, hastaların hastalıklarını öğrenmeleri ve anlamaları için erişilebilir ve uygun maliyetli bir platform sağlar. Bu platformun doğru kişiler tarafından kullanılması PVK için değerli bir hasta kaynağı olabilir.

Keywords

• premature erken kontraksiyon
• internet
• Youtube
• GQS

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