The usefulness of YouTube videos as a source of information in asthma.
YouTube
allergy
asthma
digital health
patient education
Journal
The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma
ISSN: 1532-4303
Titre abrégé: J Asthma
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8106454
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 2023
04 2023
Historique:
pubmed:
16
7
2022
medline:
28
3
2023
entrez:
15
7
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Patient education is a key element in the management of asthma. This study aimed to evaluate the popularity and usefulness of YouTube videos on asthma. Two authors screened and evaluated the 200 most popular videos. Data on likes, dislikes, views, comment, source of uploader, days since upload, and usefulness were recorded and included for analyses. The usefulness of the videos was categorized as follows: A total of 130 videos were included, and the total number of views was 100,290,242 with a total duration of 29 h and 8 min. While 26.6% of videos were uploaded by TV shows and YouTube channels, only 7.7% were uploaded by lung specialists. 65.4% of the videos contained scientifically correct information, whereas 18.5% contained misleading information. Although videos from medical professionals had a higher quality than videos from YouTube channels and TV shows, the latter were more popular. Misleading videos had numerically, but not statistically significant higher views compared with useful videos. YouTube videos on asthma are popular in terms of viewer interaction, and the popularity is not restricted to videos uploaded by professional sources. Although more than half of the videos were found to be useful, a non-negligible proportion of videos were assessed as misleading. The usefulness of YouTube videos on asthma is variable and initiatives should be taken to increase the potential of YouTube as an useful source in patient education.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Patient education is a key element in the management of asthma.
AIMS
This study aimed to evaluate the popularity and usefulness of YouTube videos on asthma.
METHODS
Two authors screened and evaluated the 200 most popular videos. Data on likes, dislikes, views, comment, source of uploader, days since upload, and usefulness were recorded and included for analyses. The usefulness of the videos was categorized as follows:
RESULTS
A total of 130 videos were included, and the total number of views was 100,290,242 with a total duration of 29 h and 8 min. While 26.6% of videos were uploaded by TV shows and YouTube channels, only 7.7% were uploaded by lung specialists. 65.4% of the videos contained scientifically correct information, whereas 18.5% contained misleading information. Although videos from medical professionals had a higher quality than videos from YouTube channels and TV shows, the latter were more popular. Misleading videos had numerically, but not statistically significant higher views compared with useful videos.
CONCLUSIONS
YouTube videos on asthma are popular in terms of viewer interaction, and the popularity is not restricted to videos uploaded by professional sources. Although more than half of the videos were found to be useful, a non-negligible proportion of videos were assessed as misleading. The usefulness of YouTube videos on asthma is variable and initiatives should be taken to increase the potential of YouTube as an useful source in patient education.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35837808
doi: 10.1080/02770903.2022.2093218
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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