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ArticleInternational ophthalmology2024

Evaluating the quality and reliability of YouTube videos on myopia: a video content analysis.

Mustafa Kayabaşı, Seher Köksaldı, Ceren Durmaz Engin

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Article in International ophthalmology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Mustafa KayabaşıDepartment of Ophthalmology, Mus State Hospital, Yeni Mahalle, Eski Tekel Depoları Yanı, Bitlis Yolu Üzeri, Muş-Bitlis Şosesi, Merkez, Mus, Turkey. mkayabasi94@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2059-0696
Seher KöksaldıDepartment of Ophthalmology, Mus State Hospital, Yeni Mahalle, Eski Tekel Depoları Yanı, Bitlis Yolu Üzeri, Muş-Bitlis Şosesi, Merkez, Mus, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8235-4088
Ceren Durmaz EnginDepartment of Ophthalmology, Buca Seyfi Demirsoy Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5797-6467

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purposeTo evaluate the quality and reliability of YouTube videos as an educational resource about myopia.

methodsThe videos were identified by searching YouTube with the keywords 'myopia' and 'nearsightedness', using the website's default search settings. The number of views, likes, dislikes, view ratio, source of the upload, country of origin, video type, and described treatment techniques were assessed. Each video was evaluated using the DISCERN, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Ensuring Quality Information for Patients (EQIP), Health On the Net Code of Conduct Certification (HONcode), and the Global Quality Score (GQS) scales.

resultsA total of 112 videos were included. The classification of videos by source indicated that the top three contributors were health channels (30 videos [26.8%]), physicians (24 videos [21.4%]), and academic centers (19 videos [16.9%]). Most of these videos originated from the United States (74 videos [66.1%]) and focused on the pathophysiology (n = 89, 79.4%) and the treatment (n = 77, 68.7%) of myopia. Statistical comparisons among the groups of video sources showed no significant difference in the mean DISCERN score (p = 0.102). However, significant differences were noted in the JAMA (p = 0.011), GQS (p = 0.009), HONcode (p = 0.011), and EQIP (p = 0.002) scores.

conclusionsThis study underscored the variability in the quality and reliability of YouTube videos related to myopia, with most content ranging from 'weak to moderate' quality based on the DISCERN and GQS scales, yet appearing to be 'excellent' according to the HONcode and EQIP scales. Videos uploaded by physicians generally exhibited higher standards, highlighting the importance of expert involvement in online health information dissemination. Given the potential risks of accessing incorrect medical data that can affect the decision-making processes of patients, caution should be exercised when using online content as a source of information.

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MyopiaSocial MediaVideo RecordingHumansInformation DisseminationPatient Education as TopicReproducibility of ResultsDISCERN scoreEnsuring quality information for patients (EQIP) scoreGlobal quality score (GQS)Journal of the american medical association (JAMA) scoreYouTube

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