Publications by authors named "Kylie Wu"
Recent studies indicate that YouTube has become a primary source of healthcare information for patients. Videos about skin graft procedures on YouTube have accumulated millions of views, yet there lacks a publication investigating the educational quality of this content. With current literature revealing misleading healthcare information found on YouTube, this study aims to evaluate the educational quality of videos related to skin graft procedures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective YouTube (YouTube LLC, San Bruno, California, United States), one of the most accessed sites on the internet, has become a widespread source of healthcare information for patients. Videos about coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG) have accrued tens of millions of views on the platform, yet their educational quality is unknown. This study investigates the educational landscape of videos regarding CABG procedures on YouTube.
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- - YouTube is often used by patients to find healthcare information, and the platform has started to accredit trusted healthcare sources to improve content quality.
- - A study analyzed 66 videos about MitraClip, a minimally invasive heart procedure, and found that accredited videos had a higher quality score compared to non-accredited ones (4.11 vs 3.12).
- - Despite some improvement in quality due to accreditation, there is a need for more unique videos about MitraClip to provide a broader range of educational resources for patients.