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Vol 55, No 5 (2021)
Research Paper
Submitted: 2021-06-30
Accepted: 2021-09-24
Published online: 2021-10-15
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YouTube as a source of patient information on brain aneurysms: a content-quality and audience engagement analysis

Tomasz Szmuda1, Shan Ali2, Alexandra Kamieniecki2, Daniel Ręcławowicz1, Hanna Karin Lou Olofsson2, Paweł Słoniewski1
DOI: 10.5603/PJNNS.a2021.0073
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Pubmed: 34651668
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Neurol Neurochir Pol 2021;55(5):485-493.
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  1. Neurosurgery Department, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland
  2. Scientific Circle of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery Department, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland

open access

Vol 55, No 5 (2021)
Research papers
Submitted: 2021-06-30
Accepted: 2021-09-24
Published online: 2021-10-15

Abstract

Introduction: The internet allows patients to access a vast amount of health information. We aimed to evaluate the credibility of YouTube videos that members of the public are accessing on brain aneurysms, and to evaluate what characteristics drive audience engagement. Material and methods: The first 50 videos for each of the following search terms were taken for analysis: ‘brain aneurysm’, ‘cerebral aneurysm’ and ‘intracranial aneurysm’. The quality of each video was evaluated by two neurosurgeons and two medical students independently using the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and the DISCERN instruments. Qualitative and quantitative video data was analysed for quality and audience engagement. Inter-rater agreement was ascertained. Results: Out of a total of 150 videos, 70 met the inclusion criteria. The mean total DISCERN score was 36.5 ± 8.4 (out of 75 points), indicating that the videos were of poor quality. The mean JAMA score was 2.7 ± 0.7 (out of 4 points). Inter-rater agreement between the four raters was excellent (intraclass correlation coefficient 0.90 for DISCERN and 0.93 for JAMA). Most videos were uploaded by hospitals (50%) or educational health channels (30%). Videos had a higher number of average daily views when they included animation (P = 0.0093) and diagrams (P = 0.0422). Conclusions: YouTube is a poor source of patient information on brain aneurysms. Our quality and audience engagement analysis may help content creators (i.e. hospital staff and physicians) to create more holistic, educational and engaging medical videos concerning brain aneurysms. Physicians could usefully refer their patients to the highest quality videos that we have found.

Abstract

Introduction: The internet allows patients to access a vast amount of health information. We aimed to evaluate the credibility of YouTube videos that members of the public are accessing on brain aneurysms, and to evaluate what characteristics drive audience engagement. Material and methods: The first 50 videos for each of the following search terms were taken for analysis: ‘brain aneurysm’, ‘cerebral aneurysm’ and ‘intracranial aneurysm’. The quality of each video was evaluated by two neurosurgeons and two medical students independently using the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and the DISCERN instruments. Qualitative and quantitative video data was analysed for quality and audience engagement. Inter-rater agreement was ascertained. Results: Out of a total of 150 videos, 70 met the inclusion criteria. The mean total DISCERN score was 36.5 ± 8.4 (out of 75 points), indicating that the videos were of poor quality. The mean JAMA score was 2.7 ± 0.7 (out of 4 points). Inter-rater agreement between the four raters was excellent (intraclass correlation coefficient 0.90 for DISCERN and 0.93 for JAMA). Most videos were uploaded by hospitals (50%) or educational health channels (30%). Videos had a higher number of average daily views when they included animation (P = 0.0093) and diagrams (P = 0.0422). Conclusions: YouTube is a poor source of patient information on brain aneurysms. Our quality and audience engagement analysis may help content creators (i.e. hospital staff and physicians) to create more holistic, educational and engaging medical videos concerning brain aneurysms. Physicians could usefully refer their patients to the highest quality videos that we have found.

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aneurysm, brain aneurysm, cerebral aneurysm, intracranial aneurysm, YouTube, internet, quality

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YouTube as a source of patient information on brain aneurysms: a content-quality and audience engagement analysis

Journal

Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska

Issue

Vol 55, No 5 (2021)

Article type

Research Paper

Pages

485-493

Published online

2021-10-15

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741

DOI

10.5603/PJNNS.a2021.0073

Pubmed

34651668

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Neurol Neurochir Pol 2021;55(5):485-493.

Keywords

aneurysm
brain aneurysm
cerebral aneurysm
intracranial aneurysm
YouTube
internet
quality

Authors

Tomasz Szmuda
Shan Ali
Alexandra Kamieniecki
Daniel Ręcławowicz
Hanna Karin Lou Olofsson
Paweł Słoniewski

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