Is it safe? Health promotion videos on YouTube and the safety of viewers - Views from Ghana.

Martin Gameli Akakpo, Evelyn Owusu Roberts

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Article in Preventive medicine reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

Production of a Health Awareness Video on Precautionary Measures Against Respiratory Infectious Diseases for Public Transportation Drivers: Protocol for a Scoping Review, a Delphi Study, and a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Martin Gameli AkakpoDepartment of Human Development and Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Regent University College of Science and Technology, P.O. Box DS 1636, Accra, Ghana.

Evelyn Owusu RobertsDepartment of Human Development and Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Regent University College of Science and Technology, P.O. Box DS 1636, Accra, Ghana.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: Health promotion videos are trending and abundant. Information provided in these videos is not verified by any designated experts but is popular. In this paper we discuss the prevalence of such videos and guide patients on how to verify their authenticity. The paper accepts that these videos are abundant and necessary in an age driven by open access to information and commercial interests. Methods: The paper uses evidence from previous studies and observations of authors to propose the inclusion of YouTube in the health promotion toolkit of Ghanaian and African health systems. Results: The paper proposes the improvement of health literacy and patient-caregiver communication in preparation for an active role for YouTube as a health promotion tool. Conclusions: For patients, the paper recommends improved health literacy and communication with caregivers as an effective safety mechanism against misleading content. Caregivers are advised to accommodate patient views influenced by YouTube videos and be active participants in online spaces. Research on health literacy and effective patient-caregiver communication is recommended.

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CaregiversHealth literacyHealth promotionPatient-caregiver communicationPatientsYouTube

Identifiers

PMID39149165

DOI10.1016/j.pmedr.2024.102836

PMCPMC11325223

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