Evaluating the quality and reliability of youtube videos on Hirschsprung's disease: a comprehensive analysis for patients, parents and health professionals.
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Abstract
Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the quality and reliability of the informational and surgery-oriented content of YouTube videos on Hirschsprung's disease.
Methods: On October 1, 2024, a YouTube search was conducted on Hirschsprung's disease, and 60 videos with over 10,000 views were included in the study. The reliability and quality of the videos were assessed by two independent pediatric surgeons using the Global Quality Scale (GQS), Modified DISCERN (mDISCERN), and American Medical Association (JAMA) scales. VPI was calculated as (like ratio × view ratio)/100, where view ratio refers to the number of views per day since the video's upload date.
Results: Of the 60 videos, 53 (88.3%) were informational, while 9 (11.7%) were surgery-oriented. Videos were uploaded by private hospitals (15%), physicians (31.7%), and private youtube channels (53.3%). Thirteen videos (21.7%) utilized animations. The mean video length was 640.5 ± 729.8 s, with an average view count of 83,728 ± 265,503 and a mean VPI of 49.8 ± 157.4. The average mDISCERN score was 2.53 ± 0.98, the GQS score was 2.52 ± 1.2, and the JAMA score was 2.55 ± 0.53. Although weak, statistically significant positive correlations were observed between VPI and quality scores (mDISCERN: r = 0.32, P = 0.014; GQS: r = 0.26, P = 0.048; JAMA: r = 0.34, P = 0.008), suggesting that more popular videos tended to be of slightly better quality. Older videos were associated with lower quality scores (P < 0.05).
Conclusion: This study revealed that YouTube videos related to Hirschsprung's disease are generally of low quality. This situation increases the risk of patients and their families being exposed to misleading or incomplete information.
目的：本研究旨在评估YouTube视频中关于先天性巨结肠疾病的信息和手术导向内容的质量和可靠性。方法：于2024年10月1日，在YouTube上搜索先天性巨结肠疾病，并将60个观看量超过1万次的视频纳入研究。视频的可靠性和质量由两名独立的儿科外科医生使用全球质量量表（GQS）、改良辨别量表（mDISCERN）和美国医学协会（JAMA）量表进行评估。VPI的计算公式为（like ratio ×观看率）/100，其中观看率是指自视频上传之日起每天的观看次数。结果：60个视频中，信息性视频53个（88.3%），手术性视频9个（11.7%）。视频由私立医院（15%）、医生（31.7%）和私人youtube频道（53.3%）上传。13个视频（21.7%）使用了动画。平均视频长度为640.5±729.8 s，平均观看次数为83728±265503次，平均VPI为49.8±157.4。mDISCERN评分平均为2.53±0.98，GQS评分平均为2.52±1.2，JAMA评分平均为2.55±0.53。虽然VPI和质量评分之间存在微弱的、统计学上显著的正相关(mDISCERN: r = 0.32, P = 0.014；GQS: r = 0.26, P = 0.048；JAMA: r = 0.34, P = 0.008)，这表明更受欢迎的视频往往质量略好。结论：本研究揭示了YouTube上与巨结肠病相关的视频质量普遍较低。这种情况增加了患者及其家属接触到误导性或不完整信息的风险。
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Pediatric Surgery International is a journal devoted to the publication of new and important information from the entire spectrum of pediatric surgery. The major purpose of the journal is to promote postgraduate training and further education in the surgery of infants and children.
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