TY - JOUR
T1 - The reliability of YouTube videos in patients education for Glioblastoma Treatment
AU - ReFaey, Karim
AU - Tripathi, Shashwat
AU - Yoon, Jang W.
AU - Justice, Jessica
AU - Kerezoudis, Panagiotis
AU - Parney, Ian F.
AU - Bendok, Bernard R.
AU - Chaichana, Kaisorn L.
AU - Quiñones-Hinojosa, Alfredo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018
PY - 2018/9
Y1 - 2018/9
N2 - Background: Glioblastomas (GBMs) are one of the most devastating primary tumors in humans and often results in minimal survival rates. Over the past 2 decades, patients have accessed the internet to obtain information related to their diagnoses. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the accuracy and the reliability of GBM-related YouTube videos. Methods: In June of 2017, a search was conducted on YouTube using 6 keywords. Videos were sorted using “Relevance-Based Ranking” option, and the first 3 pages for each search were selected for further analysis. Three independent reviewers evaluated the videos using the validated DISCERN Tool. Results: After sorting 23,100 videos, 9 videos were identified and included for analysis. Of the 9 videos analyzed, 88% (8/9) were from hospitals affiliated with prestigious universities across the country. Of the nine videos included in the analysis, two (22%) scored above a 3. There was an average 55% overlap in the videos analyzed by key term and the keyword search of “Malignant Glioma Treatment” had the highest percentage of videos above a score of 3 (66%). Conclusion: Many patients with GBM and their families access information on YouTube to familiarize themselves with the epidemiology, survival, and treatment options for this form of tumor. However, the information that is currently available online is not monitored or vetted using an official filtering process prior to its release. Medical institutions must work to produce more peer-reviewed content in order to improve the availability of credible health information on internet platforms.
AB - Background: Glioblastomas (GBMs) are one of the most devastating primary tumors in humans and often results in minimal survival rates. Over the past 2 decades, patients have accessed the internet to obtain information related to their diagnoses. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the accuracy and the reliability of GBM-related YouTube videos. Methods: In June of 2017, a search was conducted on YouTube using 6 keywords. Videos were sorted using “Relevance-Based Ranking” option, and the first 3 pages for each search were selected for further analysis. Three independent reviewers evaluated the videos using the validated DISCERN Tool. Results: After sorting 23,100 videos, 9 videos were identified and included for analysis. Of the 9 videos analyzed, 88% (8/9) were from hospitals affiliated with prestigious universities across the country. Of the nine videos included in the analysis, two (22%) scored above a 3. There was an average 55% overlap in the videos analyzed by key term and the keyword search of “Malignant Glioma Treatment” had the highest percentage of videos above a score of 3 (66%). Conclusion: Many patients with GBM and their families access information on YouTube to familiarize themselves with the epidemiology, survival, and treatment options for this form of tumor. However, the information that is currently available online is not monitored or vetted using an official filtering process prior to its release. Medical institutions must work to produce more peer-reviewed content in order to improve the availability of credible health information on internet platforms.
KW - Brain tumor
KW - Glioblastoma
KW - Patient education
KW - Quality of life
KW - YouTube
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.07.001
DO - 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.07.001
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30075980
AN - SCOPUS:85050759623
SN - 0967-5868
VL - 55
SP - 1
EP - 4
JO - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
JF - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
ER -