Is Arabic Information on YouTube About Erectile Dysfunction Based on Scientific Evidence?
Meshari A Alzahrani,1 Muhammad Anwar Khan,2,3 Basel O Hakami,4 Abdulaziz Alahmadi,5 Mohammed Alzahrani,6 Faisal Alsaleh,6 Muath Almurayyi,7 Omar Safar,8 Mohammad Shakil Ahmad9 1Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah, Saudi Arabia; 2College of Medicine, King Saud b...
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| author | Alzahrani MA Khan MA Hakami BO Alahmadi A Alzahrani M Alsaleh F Almurayyi M Safar O Ahmad MS |
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| description | Meshari A Alzahrani,1 Muhammad Anwar Khan,2,3 Basel O Hakami,4 Abdulaziz Alahmadi,5 Mohammed Alzahrani,6 Faisal Alsaleh,6 Muath Almurayyi,7 Omar Safar,8 Mohammad Shakil Ahmad9 1Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah, Saudi Arabia; 2College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 3King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre (KAIMRC), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 4Department of Urologyṣ, King Faisal Medical City for Southern Region (KFMC), Abha, Saudi Arabia; 5College of Medicine, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia; 6College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 7Urology Department, King Khaled University Medical City, Abha, Saudi Arabia; 8Urology Department, Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region, Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia; 9Department of Family & Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Meshari A Alzahrani, Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah, 11952, Saudi Arabia, Tel +966569990693, Fax +966164042500, Email ma.alzahrani@mu.edu.saBackground: Online medical education is critical for public health literacy and physician efficacy, but it must be trustworthy. Although it has the potential to be a useful resource for medical education, users must be able to identify reliable content.Objective: To assess the scientific quality of Arabic-language video content related to erectile dysfunction that is available on YouTube to learn what information our patients can handle online.Materials and Methods: A comprehensive search of the YouTube database was carried out to identify videos related to erectile dysfunction published in Arabic. The search was conducted using the following keywords: “Erectile dysfunction”, “Sexual dysfunction” and “Impotence”. Without a time, limit, the search was carried out until January 1, 2023. The quality assessment of the videos was done using the Kappa score.Results: The videos in our sample had up to one million views (average 2,627,485.6), and the kappa index was 0.86 (p < 0.001). Of these videos, 16% were considered scientific evidence-based (SEB), and 84% were considered not scientific evidence-based (NSEB) (p < 0.001). The NSEB group addressed details concerning natural remedies, the Psychosocial sphere, and lifestyle, whereas the SEB group tended to be more concerned with physiopathology, etiology, endothelial dysfunction, diagnosis, psychosocial treatment, oral treatment, injections, or prosthesis.Conclusion: On social media, misleading or incorrect information about erectile dysfunction is widely disseminated. This research may support urological and technical oversight and emphasizes guiding patients to the best men’s health options.Keywords: Arabic language, YouTube, erectile dysfunction, videos, internet, social media |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e1d5d57f4c9441fba8cd3433d685b7722023-07-02T19:49:20ZengDove Medical PressResearch and Reports in Urology2253-24472023-06-01Volume 1526127284725Is Arabic Information on YouTube About Erectile Dysfunction Based on Scientific Evidence?Alzahrani MAKhan MAHakami BOAlahmadi AAlzahrani MAlsaleh FAlmurayyi MSafar OAhmad MSMeshari A Alzahrani,1 Muhammad Anwar Khan,2,3 Basel O Hakami,4 Abdulaziz Alahmadi,5 Mohammed Alzahrani,6 Faisal Alsaleh,6 Muath Almurayyi,7 Omar Safar,8 Mohammad Shakil Ahmad9 1Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah, Saudi Arabia; 2College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 3King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre (KAIMRC), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 4Department of Urologyṣ, King Faisal Medical City for Southern Region (KFMC), Abha, Saudi Arabia; 5College of Medicine, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia; 6College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 7Urology Department, King Khaled University Medical City, Abha, Saudi Arabia; 8Urology Department, Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region, Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia; 9Department of Family & Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Meshari A Alzahrani, Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah, 11952, Saudi Arabia, Tel +966569990693, Fax +966164042500, Email ma.alzahrani@mu.edu.saBackground: Online medical education is critical for public health literacy and physician efficacy, but it must be trustworthy. Although it has the potential to be a useful resource for medical education, users must be able to identify reliable content.Objective: To assess the scientific quality of Arabic-language video content related to erectile dysfunction that is available on YouTube to learn what information our patients can handle online.Materials and Methods: A comprehensive search of the YouTube database was carried out to identify videos related to erectile dysfunction published in Arabic. The search was conducted using the following keywords: “Erectile dysfunction”, “Sexual dysfunction” and “Impotence”. Without a time, limit, the search was carried out until January 1, 2023. The quality assessment of the videos was done using the Kappa score.Results: The videos in our sample had up to one million views (average 2,627,485.6), and the kappa index was 0.86 (p < 0.001). Of these videos, 16% were considered scientific evidence-based (SEB), and 84% were considered not scientific evidence-based (NSEB) (p < 0.001). The NSEB group addressed details concerning natural remedies, the Psychosocial sphere, and lifestyle, whereas the SEB group tended to be more concerned with physiopathology, etiology, endothelial dysfunction, diagnosis, psychosocial treatment, oral treatment, injections, or prosthesis.Conclusion: On social media, misleading or incorrect information about erectile dysfunction is widely disseminated. This research may support urological and technical oversight and emphasizes guiding patients to the best men’s health options.Keywords: Arabic language, YouTube, erectile dysfunction, videos, internet, social mediahttps://www.dovepress.com/is-arabic-information-on-youtube-about-erectile-dysfunction-based-on-s-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-RRUarabic languageyoutubeerectile dysfunctionvideosinternetsocial media. |
| spellingShingle | Alzahrani MA Khan MA Hakami BO Alahmadi A Alzahrani M Alsaleh F Almurayyi M Safar O Ahmad MS Is Arabic Information on YouTube About Erectile Dysfunction Based on Scientific Evidence? Research and Reports in Urology arabic language youtube erectile dysfunction videos internet social media. |
| title | Is Arabic Information on YouTube About Erectile Dysfunction Based on Scientific Evidence? |
| title_full | Is Arabic Information on YouTube About Erectile Dysfunction Based on Scientific Evidence? |
| title_fullStr | Is Arabic Information on YouTube About Erectile Dysfunction Based on Scientific Evidence? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is Arabic Information on YouTube About Erectile Dysfunction Based on Scientific Evidence? |
| title_short | Is Arabic Information on YouTube About Erectile Dysfunction Based on Scientific Evidence? |
| title_sort | is arabic information on youtube about erectile dysfunction based on scientific evidence |
| topic | arabic language youtube erectile dysfunction videos internet social media. |
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