YouTube videos provide low-quality educational content about rotator cuff disease
Background YouTube has become a popular source of healthcare information in orthopedic surgery. Although quality-based studies of YouTube content have been performed for information concerning many orthopedic pathologies, the quality and accuracy of information on the rotator cuff have yet to be eva...
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| author | Kyle N. Kunze Kevin H. Alter Matthew R. Cohn Amar S. Vadhera Nikhil N. Verma Adam B. Yanke Jorge Chahla |
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| description | Background YouTube has become a popular source of healthcare information in orthopedic surgery. Although quality-based studies of YouTube content have been performed for information concerning many orthopedic pathologies, the quality and accuracy of information on the rotator cuff have yet to be evaluated. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the reliability and educational content of YouTube videos concerning the rotator cuff. Methods YouTube was queried for the term “rotator cuff.” The first 50 videos from this search were evaluated. Video reliability was assessed using the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmark criteria (range, 0–5). Educational content was assessed using the global quality score (GQS; range, 0–4) and the rotator cuff-specific score (RCSS; range, 0–22). Results The mean number of views was 317,500.7±538,585.3. The mean JAMA, GQS, and RCSS scores were 2.7±2.0, 3.7±1.0, and 5.6±3.6, respectively. Non-surgical intervention content was independently associated with a lower GQS (β=–2.19, p=0.019). Disease-specific video content (β=4.01, p=0.045) was the only independent predictor of RCSS. Conclusions The overall quality and educational content of YouTube videos concerned with the rotator cuff were low. Physicians should caution patients in using such videos as resources for decision-making and should counsel them appropriately. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-12e54698a97f4ed4b8a0ae97b3596c532024-02-02T08:31:03ZengKorean Shoulder and Elbow SocietyClinics in Shoulder and Elbow2288-87212022-09-0125321722310.5397/cise.2022.00927871YouTube videos provide low-quality educational content about rotator cuff diseaseKyle N. Kunze0Kevin H. Alter1Matthew R. Cohn2Amar S. Vadhera3Nikhil N. Verma4Adam B. Yanke5Jorge Chahla6 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USABackground YouTube has become a popular source of healthcare information in orthopedic surgery. Although quality-based studies of YouTube content have been performed for information concerning many orthopedic pathologies, the quality and accuracy of information on the rotator cuff have yet to be evaluated. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the reliability and educational content of YouTube videos concerning the rotator cuff. Methods YouTube was queried for the term “rotator cuff.” The first 50 videos from this search were evaluated. Video reliability was assessed using the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmark criteria (range, 0–5). Educational content was assessed using the global quality score (GQS; range, 0–4) and the rotator cuff-specific score (RCSS; range, 0–22). Results The mean number of views was 317,500.7±538,585.3. The mean JAMA, GQS, and RCSS scores were 2.7±2.0, 3.7±1.0, and 5.6±3.6, respectively. Non-surgical intervention content was independently associated with a lower GQS (β=–2.19, p=0.019). Disease-specific video content (β=4.01, p=0.045) was the only independent predictor of RCSS. Conclusions The overall quality and educational content of YouTube videos concerned with the rotator cuff were low. Physicians should caution patients in using such videos as resources for decision-making and should counsel them appropriately.http://www.cisejournal.org/upload/pdf/cise-2022-00927.pdfyoutubequalityreliabilitypatient educationrotator cuffpatient resources |
| spellingShingle | Kyle N. Kunze Kevin H. Alter Matthew R. Cohn Amar S. Vadhera Nikhil N. Verma Adam B. Yanke Jorge Chahla YouTube videos provide low-quality educational content about rotator cuff disease Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow youtube quality reliability patient education rotator cuff patient resources |
| title | YouTube videos provide low-quality educational content about rotator cuff disease |
| title_full | YouTube videos provide low-quality educational content about rotator cuff disease |
| title_fullStr | YouTube videos provide low-quality educational content about rotator cuff disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | YouTube videos provide low-quality educational content about rotator cuff disease |
| title_short | YouTube videos provide low-quality educational content about rotator cuff disease |
| title_sort | youtube videos provide low quality educational content about rotator cuff disease |
| topic | youtube quality reliability patient education rotator cuff patient resources |
| url | http://www.cisejournal.org/upload/pdf/cise-2022-00927.pdf |
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