An Analysis of the Quality, Reliability, and Popularity of YouTube Videos on Glaucoma.
Summary
Overall, many of the videos had adequate quality and reliability scores.
Abstract
PURPOSE
To evaluate the quality, reliability, and popularity of videos relating to glaucoma on YouTube.
DESIGN
Retrospective, cross-sectional study of YouTube videos about glaucoma.
PARTICIPANTS
One hundred YouTube videos were analyzed for this study.
METHODS
An online YouTube search for glaucoma videos was conducted simulating a user search using the keywords glaucoma, high eye pressure, and high intraocular pressure. The first 100 videos were analyzed, and each video was evaluated by 2 independent reviewers using the modified DISCERN (scale, 1-5), Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA; scale, 0-4), and Global Quality (GQ; scale, 1-5) criteria to assess quality and reliability. Videos were categorized further into 3 groups depending on the source of their upload. Group 1 comprised videos uploaded by academic or government institutions, group 2 comprised videos uploaded by private medical practices, and group 3 comprised videos uploaded by independent users.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
Modified DISCERN, JAMA, and GQ scores for quality and reliability of information and video power index (VPI) for video popularity.
RESULTS
No substantial difference in scoring was observed between the 2 independent reviewers. The overall mean ± standard error (SE) scores were modified DISCERN score, 3.81 ± 0.06; JAMA score, 2.93 ± 0.07; and GQ score, 3.98 ± 0.06. The overall mean ± SE VPI score was 9.9 ± 2.9. Significant positive correlations were found between video popularity and quality of information for all 3 criteria (P < 0.05). The videos in groups 1 and 2 showed higher modified DISCERN scores than those in group 3, but did not score higher with either the JAMA or GQ criteria. Videos in group 3 were the most popular when compared with videos in groups 1 or 2 (P < 0.01).
CONCLUSIONS
Overall, many of the videos had adequate quality and reliability scores. No difference was found among groups 1 through 3 for 2 of the 3 criteria used, suggesting a similar quality of information provided among academic, private, and independent sources.
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