Evaluation of the Quality and Scientific Accuracy of YouTube Videos as a Source of Patient Education Information on Skin Self-examination

Authors

  • Reeya Gulve Medical Student, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India
  • Jayashree Gothankar Department of Community Medicine, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India
  • Vidyadhar Sardesai Department of Dermatology, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2022.9.1.48

Keywords:

Skin cancer, Skin self-exam, Skin self-examination, YouTube

Abstract

Objective: YouTube is currently being used for obtaining healthcare-related information. The objective of the study was to evaluate the quality and scientific accuracy of YouTube videos as a source of patient education information about skin self-examination. Methods: A YouTube search was conducted using keywords: skin self-examination and skin self-exam. First 100 videos of each search term (total 200) were included. Videos with irrelevant content, non-English videos, and videos with no audio or visuals were excluded from the study. Selected videos were divided into two groups based on the source of the video: healthcare group and non-healthcare group. A 5- point Global Quality Score (GQS) was used to evaluate quality and a 9- point content score was used to assess the scientific accuracy of the videos. Total views and number of days since upload were noted. Results: Of the 200 videos, 22 videos were selected for the study. The mean GQS and content score of all videos assessed were four and 8.09 respectively. Of these, 19 videos were uploaded by healthcare group. The mean GQS and content score of these videos were 4.11 and 8.11, respectively. Three videos were uploaded by non-healthcare group. The mean GQS and content score of these videos were 3.33 and 8 respectively. There was no statistical significant difference (P < 0.05) for all the measured variables among videos based on source. Conclusion: There is potential to increase public awareness about skin self-examination by utilizing YouTube. Considering there is a lot of low-credibility information, people need to be guided to reliable videos.

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Published

2022-01-15

How to Cite

Reeya Gulve, Jayashree Gothankar, & Vidyadhar Sardesai. (2022). Evaluation of the Quality and Scientific Accuracy of YouTube Videos as a Source of Patient Education Information on Skin Self-examination. Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences, 9(1), 171–175. https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2022.9.1.48

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2022): Vol 9 | Issue 1 | 2022

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