Informational Quality of YouTube Content on Partial Meniscectomy Remains Inadequate

Q3 Medicine

Arthroscopy Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Pub Date : 2025-08-01 DOI:10.1016/j.asmr.2025.101192

Shankar S. Thiru B.S. , Nicholas E. Aksu M.D. , Gregorio Baek B.S. , Theodore A. Joaquin B.S. , Gregory T. Perraut M.D. , William F. Postma M.D.

{"title":"Informational Quality of YouTube Content on Partial Meniscectomy Remains Inadequate","authors":"Shankar S. Thiru B.S. , Nicholas E. Aksu M.D. , Gregorio Baek B.S. , Theodore A. Joaquin B.S. , Gregory T. Perraut M.D. , William F. Postma M.D.","doi":"10.1016/j.asmr.2025.101192","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>To assess the quality of YouTube videos regarding partial meniscectomy.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The first 50 videos returned by the keyword search “partial meniscectomy” after screening for inclusion and exclusion criteria were included in the study. Off-topic videos, non-English language videos, duplicated videos, YouTube Shorts, and videos with poor audio quality were excluded. The primary outcomes were the DISCERN instrument (range, 15-75), <em>Journal of American Medical Association</em> (JAMA) benchmark criteria (range, 0-4), and Global Quality Scale (GQS) (range, 0-5). In addition, date of publication, video duration, number of likes, number of comments, and number of views were recorded. Videos were also categorized by source type (physicians, companies, or patients), subject (surgical technique, patient experience, or overview), and content (educational or subjective patient experience).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Of the 50 videos, 24 (46.0%) were published by physicians; 20 (40.0%), by companies; and 6 (14.0%), by patients. The most prevalent type of information was an overview (44.0%); 86% of the videos were educational in nature, whereas the remaining 14% described subjective patient experiences. The mean video length was 5.07 ± 0.21 minutes. The mean number of views was 1,624,827.44 ± 8,334.86; the mean number of comments, 191.62 ± 34.11; and the mean number of likes, 25,984.84 ± 1,051.76. The mean DISCERN, JAMA, and GQS scores were 45.005 ± 1.75 (95% confidence interval [CI], 44.74-45.49; range, 15-75), 1.83 ± 0.52 (95% CI, 1.68-1.97; range, 0-4), and 2.97 ± 0.52 (95% CI, 2.83-3.11; range, 1-5) respectively. For the JAMA score and GQS score, videos published by physicians had greater quality (both <em>P</em> = .01). Finally, overview videos were of the highest quality regarding all scores (<em>P</em> < .01 to <em>P</em> = .03), whereas educational content had higher quality than patient experience content (<em>P</em> < .01).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The overall quality of YouTube videos concerning partial meniscectomy remains poor to suboptimal. Currently, YouTube is not an appropriate resource for orthopaedic patients seeking information about partial meniscectomy.</div></div><div><h3>Clinical Relevance</h3><div>YouTube is not an appropriate resource for orthopaedic patients seeking information about partial meniscectomy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34631,"journal":{"name":"Arthroscopy Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation","volume":"7 4","pages":"Article 101192"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Arthroscopy Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666061X2500118X","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Abstract

Purpose

To assess the quality of YouTube videos regarding partial meniscectomy.

Methods

The first 50 videos returned by the keyword search “partial meniscectomy” after screening for inclusion and exclusion criteria were included in the study. Off-topic videos, non-English language videos, duplicated videos, YouTube Shorts, and videos with poor audio quality were excluded. The primary outcomes were the DISCERN instrument (range, 15-75), Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmark criteria (range, 0-4), and Global Quality Scale (GQS) (range, 0-5). In addition, date of publication, video duration, number of likes, number of comments, and number of views were recorded. Videos were also categorized by source type (physicians, companies, or patients), subject (surgical technique, patient experience, or overview), and content (educational or subjective patient experience).

Results

Of the 50 videos, 24 (46.0%) were published by physicians; 20 (40.0%), by companies; and 6 (14.0%), by patients. The most prevalent type of information was an overview (44.0%); 86% of the videos were educational in nature, whereas the remaining 14% described subjective patient experiences. The mean video length was 5.07 ± 0.21 minutes. The mean number of views was 1,624,827.44 ± 8,334.86; the mean number of comments, 191.62 ± 34.11; and the mean number of likes, 25,984.84 ± 1,051.76. The mean DISCERN, JAMA, and GQS scores were 45.005 ± 1.75 (95% confidence interval [CI], 44.74-45.49; range, 15-75), 1.83 ± 0.52 (95% CI, 1.68-1.97; range, 0-4), and 2.97 ± 0.52 (95% CI, 2.83-3.11; range, 1-5) respectively. For the JAMA score and GQS score, videos published by physicians had greater quality (both P = .01). Finally, overview videos were of the highest quality regarding all scores (P < .01 to P = .03), whereas educational content had higher quality than patient experience content (P < .01).

Conclusions

The overall quality of YouTube videos concerning partial meniscectomy remains poor to suboptimal. Currently, YouTube is not an appropriate resource for orthopaedic patients seeking information about partial meniscectomy.

Clinical Relevance

YouTube is not an appropriate resource for orthopaedic patients seeking information about partial meniscectomy.

查看原文本刊更多论文

关于半月板部分切除术的YouTube内容的信息质量仍然不足

目的评价半月板部分切除术YouTube视频的质量。方法筛选纳入和排除标准后，通过关键词搜索“半月板部分切除术”返回的前50个视频纳入研究。不包括离题视频、非英语视频、重复视频、YouTube短片和音质较差的视频。主要结果为DISCERN仪器（范围15-75）、美国医学会杂志（JAMA）基准标准（范围0-4）和全球质量量表（GQS）（范围0-5）。此外，还记录了发布日期、视频时长、点赞数、评论数和观看数。视频还按来源类型（医生、公司或患者）、主题（手术技术、患者体验或概述）和内容（教育或主观患者体验）进行分类。结果50个视频中，24个（46.0%）由医师发布；20个（40.0%），公司；6例（14.0%）。最普遍的信息类型是概述（44.0%）；86%的视频本质上是教育性的，而剩下的14%描述的是患者的主观体验。平均视频长度为5.07±0.21分钟。平均观看次数为1,624,827.44±8,334.86；平均评论数为191.62±34.11条；平均点赞数为25984.84±1051.76。平均DISCERN、JAMA和GQS评分分别为45.005±1.75（95%可信区间[CI]， 44.74-45.49；范围，15-75）、1.83±0.52 （95% CI, 1.68-1.97；范围，0-4）和2.97±0.52 （95% CI, 2.83-3.11；范围，1-5）。对于JAMA评分和GQS评分，医生发布的视频质量更高（P = 0.01）。最后，概述视频在所有评分中质量最高（P <； 0.01至P = .03），而教育内容的质量高于患者体验内容（P < 0.01）。结论YouTube半月板部分切除术视频的整体质量仍然较差。目前，YouTube不是骨科患者寻求半月板部分切除术信息的合适资源。临床相关性youtube不是骨科患者寻求半月板部分切除术信息的合适资源。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊