Internet videos and colorectal cancer in mainland China: a content analysis
Abstract Background Colorectal cancer incidence and mortality have been increasing in China and as one of the most important health problems facing the nation. Adequate dissemination of correct information about colorectal cancer could help in reducing cancer-related morbidity and mortality. This st...
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| description | Abstract Background Colorectal cancer incidence and mortality have been increasing in China and as one of the most important health problems facing the nation. Adequate dissemination of correct information about colorectal cancer could help in reducing cancer-related morbidity and mortality. This study aims to assess the completeness and reliability of colorectal cancer-related information available on the video website of Youku in mainland China. Methods Youku (https://www.youku.com/) was searched on September 15, 2016 for the search terms colorectal cancer. Only Chinese videos were included. Two reviewers independently evaluate the videos for characteristics, information source and usefulness. Content was analysed under six categories (aetiology, anatomy, symptoms, preventions, treatments and prognosis). Completeness was evaluated with a checklist developed by the researchers. Any discrepancies were resolved by consensuses. SPSS software was used to analyze data. Results There were 242 videos with relevant information about colorectal cancer. The type of source were as follows: independent users, 118 (49%); health information web sites, 60 (25%); medical doctors, 31 (13%); news network, 22 (9%); and hospital/university, 11 (4%). In all, 57% of videos had useful information about colorectal cancer, 21% were misleading. Videos posted by medical doctors (P = 0.021) and health information web sites (p = 0.039) were less incomplete than videos by independent users. Of the Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) videos, 97 (76%) had information about treatments of colorectal cancer. 30% TCM videos contain misleading information, whose misleading rate was higher than total’s (21%). Conclusions The colorectal cancer videos in mainland China represented by Youku varied base on ownership and content and information incompleteness were fairly high. It is necessary that professionals adapt to the advanced technology and think useful methods to solve the variable quality of information of internet video websites in mainland China. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-588e9e68c15b47bb991220c725c8a4f22022-12-22T00:00:17ZengBMCBMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making1472-69472018-12-011811610.1186/s12911-018-0711-xInternet videos and colorectal cancer in mainland China: a content analysisShun Zhang0Yao Yang1Dongyi Yan2Biao Yuan3Xiaohua Jiang4Chun Song5Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital (East Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University)Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital (East Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University)Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital (East Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University)Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital (East Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University)Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital (East Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University)Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shanghai East Hospital (East Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University)Abstract Background Colorectal cancer incidence and mortality have been increasing in China and as one of the most important health problems facing the nation. Adequate dissemination of correct information about colorectal cancer could help in reducing cancer-related morbidity and mortality. This study aims to assess the completeness and reliability of colorectal cancer-related information available on the video website of Youku in mainland China. Methods Youku (https://www.youku.com/) was searched on September 15, 2016 for the search terms colorectal cancer. Only Chinese videos were included. Two reviewers independently evaluate the videos for characteristics, information source and usefulness. Content was analysed under six categories (aetiology, anatomy, symptoms, preventions, treatments and prognosis). Completeness was evaluated with a checklist developed by the researchers. Any discrepancies were resolved by consensuses. SPSS software was used to analyze data. Results There were 242 videos with relevant information about colorectal cancer. The type of source were as follows: independent users, 118 (49%); health information web sites, 60 (25%); medical doctors, 31 (13%); news network, 22 (9%); and hospital/university, 11 (4%). In all, 57% of videos had useful information about colorectal cancer, 21% were misleading. Videos posted by medical doctors (P = 0.021) and health information web sites (p = 0.039) were less incomplete than videos by independent users. Of the Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) videos, 97 (76%) had information about treatments of colorectal cancer. 30% TCM videos contain misleading information, whose misleading rate was higher than total’s (21%). Conclusions The colorectal cancer videos in mainland China represented by Youku varied base on ownership and content and information incompleteness were fairly high. It is necessary that professionals adapt to the advanced technology and think useful methods to solve the variable quality of information of internet video websites in mainland China.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12911-018-0711-xColorectal cancerInternetYoukuMainland China |
| spellingShingle | Shun Zhang Yao Yang Dongyi Yan Biao Yuan Xiaohua Jiang Chun Song Internet videos and colorectal cancer in mainland China: a content analysis BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making Colorectal cancer Internet Youku Mainland China |
| title | Internet videos and colorectal cancer in mainland China: a content analysis |
| title_full | Internet videos and colorectal cancer in mainland China: a content analysis |
| title_fullStr | Internet videos and colorectal cancer in mainland China: a content analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Internet videos and colorectal cancer in mainland China: a content analysis |
| title_short | Internet videos and colorectal cancer in mainland China: a content analysis |
| title_sort | internet videos and colorectal cancer in mainland china a content analysis |
| topic | Colorectal cancer Internet Youku Mainland China |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12911-018-0711-x |
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