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Healthcare information on YouTube: A systematic review
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The need to design interventions to enable consumers to critically assimilate the information posted on YouTube with more authoritative information sources to make effective healthcare decisions is recognized.Abstract:
This article reviews the peer-reviewed literature addressing the healthcare information available on YouTube. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were determined, and the online databases PubMed and Web of Knowledge were searched using the search phrases: (1) YouTube* AND Health* and (2) YouTube* AND Healthcare*. In all, 18 articles were reviewed, with the results suggesting that (1) YouTube is increasingly being used as a platform for disseminating health information; (2) content and frame analysis were the primary techniques employed by researchers to analyze the characteristics of this information; (3) YouTube contains misleading information, primarily anecdotal, that contradicts the reference standards and the probability of a lay user finding such content is relatively high; (4) the retrieval of relevant videos is dependent on the search term used; and (5) videos from government organizations and professional associations contained trustworthy and high-quality information. YouTube is used as a medium for promoting unscientific therapies and drugs that are yet to be approved by the appropriate agencies and has the potential to change the beliefs of patients concerning controversial topics such as vaccinations. This review recognizes the need to design interventions to enable consumers to critically assimilate the information posted on YouTube with more authoritative information sources to make effective healthcare decisions.read more
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Evaluating the Accuracy and Quality of the Information in Kyphosis Videos Shared on YouTube.
Mehmet Nuri Erdem,Sinan Karaca +1 more
TL;DR: Online information on kyphosis is low quality and its contents are of unknown source and accuracy, and clinicians should possess knowledge about the online information related to their field and contribute to the development of optimal medical videos.
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The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on food priorities. Results from a preliminary study using social media and an online survey with Spanish consumers
TL;DR: The evolution of people’s internet searches, the characteristics of the most watched YouTube videos, and Tweeted messages in relation to COVID-19 and food was studied and showed an evolution from shopping concerns to the feeling of uncertainty for the oncoming crisis.
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Are internet videos useful sources of information during global public health emergencies? A case study of YouTube videos during the 2015–16 Zika virus pandemic
TL;DR: A considerable chunk of YouTube videos about Zika virus available during the recent Zika pandemic were misleading, and were more popular (than informative videos) and could potentially spread misinformation.
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Is YouTube useful as a source of information for Sjogren's syndrome?
TL;DR: Specialists should refer their patients to validated e-information resources and actively participate in the development of video-sharing platforms to quantitatively and qualitatively assess the characteristics of YouTube videos dealing with Sjögren's syndrome.
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Designing Telemedicine Systems for Geriatric Patients: A Review of the Usability Studies
Shraddhaa Narasimha,Kapil Chalil Madathil,Sruthy Agnisarman,Hunter Rogers,Brandon M. Welch,Aparna Ashok,Aswathi Nair,James T. McElligott +7 more
TL;DR: Telemedicine system designers need to consider the age-related issues in cognition, perception, and behavior of geriatric patients while designing telemedICine applications.
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