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Quality and content analysis of hip arthroscopy videos on YouTube™

Year 2025, Volume: 6 Issue: 4, 367 - 370, 31.08.2025
https://doi.org/10.47582/jompac.1722727

Abstract

Aims: We have planned a study aimed at analyzing the content and quality of videos related to hip arthroscopy on YouTube. YouTube™ is indeed one of the most popular platforms for video content on the Internet, offering a vast array of videos on various topics ranging from entertainment to educational resources. The platform hosts a substantial amount of orthopedic video content that is not subject to any screening or editorial review process. The quality of videos on hip arthroscopy has not been assessed before. This study aimed to evaluate the quality and comprehensiveness of YouTube™ videos on the topic of hip arthroscopy.
Methods: The videos were evaluated by one orthopedic surgeon using the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) criteria, the DISCERN tool for consumer health information quality and the Global Quality Score (GQS). This evaluation aimed to determine the accuracy of these assessment methods.
Results: Among the first 50 videos evaluated, 20 (40%) were uploaded by doctors, 10 (20%) by physiotherapists, 8 (16%) by individual patients sharing their experiences, 3 (6%) by clinics, 4 (8%) by health channels, and 5 (10%) by hospitals. The average number of views was 1.150 (range: 1-18.553), the average video length was 12 minutes and 10 seconds (range: 24 seconds to 1 hour and 10 minutes), the average number of likes was 102.46 (range: 1-3,546), and the average number of dislikes was 8 (range: 0-98). The average DISCERN score was 32.46 (range: 14-68), the average VPI was 40.36 (range: 0-460), the average GQS was 2.24 (range: 1-4), and the average JAMA score was 2.41 (range: 1-3).
Conclusion: The quality of information about hip arthroscopy on YouTube is generally low and offers limited educational value. Therefore, healthcare providers should caution their patients about relying on these sources and provide more reliable educational alternatives.

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  • Gül MC, Akkuş F, Gül Ö. Are the anal sphincter repair videos on YouTube™ informative? Two surgical department view. Kastamonu Med J. 2025;5(1):4-8. doi:10.51271/KMJ-0174
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  • Aslani P, Benetoli A, Chen TF. Consumer health-related activities on social media: exploratory study. J Med Internet Res. 2017;19(10):e352. doi:10.2196/jmir.7656
  • Bruce-Brand RA, Baker JF, Byrne DP, Hogan NA, McCarthy T. Assessment of the quality and content of information on anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction on the internet. Arthroscopy. 2013; 29(6):1095-1100. doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2013.02.007
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YouTube™'daki kalça artroskopisi videolarının kalite ve içerik analizi

Year 2025, Volume: 6 Issue: 4, 367 - 370, 31.08.2025
https://doi.org/10.47582/jompac.1722727

Abstract

Amaç: YouTube'da kalça artroskopisiyle ilgili videoların içeriğini ve kalitesini analiz etmeyi amaçlayan bir çalışma planladık. YouTube™, eğlenceden eğitim kaynaklarına kadar çeşitli konularda çok çeşitli videolar sunan, internetteki en popüler video içerik platformlarından biridir. Platform, herhangi bir tarama veya editoryal inceleme sürecine tabi olmayan önemli miktarda ortopedik video içeriğine ev sahipliği yapmaktadır. Kalça artroskopisiyle ilgili videoların kalitesi daha önce değerlendirilmemiştir. Bu çalışma, kalça artroskopisiyle ilgili YouTube™ videolarının kalitesini ve kapsamlılığını değerlendirmeyi amaçlamaktadır.
Yöntemler: Videolar, bir ortopedi cerrahı tarafından Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) kriterleri, tüketici sağlık bilgisi kalitesi için DISCERN aracı ve Küresel Kalite Puanı (GQS) kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir. Bu değerlendirme, bu değerlendirme yöntemlerinin doğruluğunu belirlemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bulgular: Değerlendirilen ilk 50 videonun 20'si (%40) doktorlar, 10'u (%20) fizyoterapistler, 8'i (%16) deneyimlerini paylaşan bireysel hastalar, 3'ü (%6) klinikler, 4'ü (%8) sağlık kanalları ve 5'i (%10) hastaneler tarafından yüklenmiştir. Ortalama görüntülenme sayısı 1.150 (aralığı: 1-18.553), ortalama video uzunluğu 12 dakika 10 saniye (aralığı: 24 saniye ile 1 saat 10 dakika), ortalama beğeni sayısı 102,46 (aralığı: 1-3.546) ve ortalama beğenmeme sayısı 8'dir (aralığı: 0-98). Ortalama DISCERN puanı 32,46 (aralığı: 14-68), ortalama VPI 40,36 (aralığı: 0-460), ortalama GQS 2,24 (aralığı: 1-4) ve ortalama JAMA puanı 2,41 (aralığı: 1-3) idi.
Sonuç: YouTube'da kalça artroskopisi hakkında bilgi kalitesi genellikle düşüktür ve sınırlı eğitim değeri sunar. Bu nedenle, sağlık hizmeti sağlayıcıları hastalarını bu kaynaklara güvenme konusunda uyarmalı ve daha güvenilir eğitim alternatifleri sağlamalıdır.

Ethical Statement

Hastaların araştırmasını içeren bir mçalışma olmadığı için herhangi bir etik kurul ve onay alınmamıştır

References

  • Bautista M, Chimento G, Desai B, Kwon O, Kolodychuk N. YouTube is a poor source of patient information for knee arthroplasty and knee osteoarthritis. Arthroplast Today. 2018;5(1):78-82. doi:10.1016/j.artd. 2018.09.010
  • Bolton D, Farag M, Lawrentschuk N. Use of YouTube as a resource for surgical education-clarity or confusion. Eur Urol Focus. 2020;6(3):445-449. doi:10.1016/j.euf.2019.09.017
  • Catania J, Donelan K, Murray E, Lo B, Pollack L. The impact of health information on the internet on health care and the physician-patient relationship: National U.S. Survey among 1.050 U.S. physicians. J Med Internet Res. 2003;5(3):e17. doi:10.2196/jmir.5.3.e17
  • Burrus MT, Diduch DR, Hart JM. Patient perceptions and current trends in internet use by orthopedic outpatients. HSS J. 2017;13(3):271-275. doi:10.1007/s11420-017-9568-2
  • Dandachli W, Jamil M, Noordin S, Witt J. Hip arthroscopy: indications, outcomes and complications. Int J Surg. 2018;54(Pt B):341-344. doi:10. 1016/j.ijsu.2017.08.557
  • Lundberg GD, Musacchio RA, Silberg WM. Assessing, controlling, and assuring the quality of medical information on the Internet: caveant lector et viewor−Let the reader and viewer beware. JAMA. 1997;277(15): 1244-1245. doi:10.1001/jama.1997.03540390074039
  • Charnock D. The DISCERN Handbook: quality criteria for consumer health information on treatment choices. Radcliffe Medical Press, UK, 1998.
  • Bernard A, Hughes S, Langille M, Rose C. A systematic review of patient inflammatory bowel disease information resources on the World Wide Web. Am J Gastroenterol. 2007;102(9):2070-2077. doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241. 2007.01325.x
  • Camur S, Celik H, Ozcan C, Uzun M. Assessment of the quality and reliability of the information on rotator cuff repair on YouTube. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2020;106(1):31-34. doi:10.1016/j.otsr.2019.10.004
  • Emara AK, Molloy RM, Ng MK. YouTube as a source of patient information for total knee/hip arthroplasty: quantitative analysis of video reliability, quality, and content. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2021; 29(20):e1034-e1044. doi:10.5435/JAAOS-D-20-00910
  • Gül MC, Akkuş F, Gül Ö. Are the anal sphincter repair videos on YouTube™ informative? Two surgical department view. Kastamonu Med J. 2025;5(1):4-8. doi:10.51271/KMJ-0174
  • Couvillon E, Drozd B, Suarez A. Medical YouTube videos and methods of evaluation: literature review. JMIR Med Educ. 2018;4(1):e3. doi:10. 2196/mededu.8527
  • Aslani P, Benetoli A, Chen TF. Consumer health-related activities on social media: exploratory study. J Med Internet Res. 2017;19(10):e352. doi:10.2196/jmir.7656
  • Bruce-Brand RA, Baker JF, Byrne DP, Hogan NA, McCarthy T. Assessment of the quality and content of information on anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction on the internet. Arthroscopy. 2013; 29(6):1095-1100. doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2013.02.007
  • Cohen SB, Ciccotti MG, Dodson CC, Duncan IC. Evaluation of information available on the Internet regarding anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Arthroscopy. 2013;29(6):1101-1107. doi:10.1016/ j.arthro.2013.02.008
  • Fischer J, Geurts J, Valderrabano V. Educational quality of YouTube videos on knee arthrocentesis. J Clin Rheumatol. 2013;19(7):373-376. doi:10.1097/RHU.0b013e3182a69fb2
  • Pehlivan O, Soy F, Aydemir M. Turkish literature on hip arthroscopy: a bibliometric approach. J Med Palliat Care. 2023;4(6):699-704. doi:10. 47582/jompac.1396097
  • MacLeod MG, Hoppe DJ, Simunovic N, Bhandari M, Philippon MJ, Ayeni OR. YouTube as an information source for femoroacetabular impingement: a systematic review of video content. Arthroscopy. 2015; 31(1):136-142. doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2014.06.009
  • Kunze KN, Krivicich LM, Verma NN, Chahla J. Quality of online video resources concerning patient education for the meniscus: a YouTube-based quality-control study. Arthroscopy. 2020;36(1):233-238. doi:10. 1016/j.arthro.2019.07.033
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Primary Language English
Subjects Orthopaedics
Journal Section Research Articles [en] Araştırma Makaleleri [tr]
Authors

Okan Ateş 0000-0002-4534-4101

Mesut Karıksız 0000-0002-9632-7694

Early Pub Date August 30, 2025
Publication Date August 31, 2025
Submission Date June 18, 2025
Acceptance Date July 30, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 6 Issue: 4

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AMA Ateş O, Karıksız M. Quality and content analysis of hip arthroscopy videos on YouTube™. J Med Palliat Care / JOMPAC / jompac. August 2025;6(4):367-370. doi:10.47582/jompac.1722727

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