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- The study assesses the quality of YouTube videos on orthodontic pain management, noting that many users seek information online but the platform is unregulated and can have misinformation.
- A total of 62 videos were analyzed by two orthodontists using various quality assessment tools, showing that while doctor-uploaded videos scored higher, none provided high-quality information overall.
- The findings reveal that while videos from doctors are more reliable than those from non-doctors, YouTube still fails to be a trustworthy source for orthodontic pain management information.
Article Abstract
Introduction: With the abundant use of the internet, patients undergoing or interested in orthodontic treatment try to use it to obtain information on pain during treatment. However, YouTube™ is unregulated and may potentially contain inaccurate information.
Objectives: Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the scientific quality of the videos on YouTube™ related to orthodontic pain management.
Methods: A total of 62 videos related to orthodontic pain management were included in the study. All videos were evaluated by two experienced orthodontists. The video uploader, content, length, upload date, time since upload, number of views, comments, likes, dislikes, Interaction index, and Viewing rate of the videos were recorded and evaluated. The videos were scored using the Quality Criteria for Consumer Health Information (DISCERN), Global Quality Scale (GQS), and Audio-Visual Quality (AVQ), and divided into two groups: Doctors and Non-doctors.
Results: The mean DISCERN score was 2.56 ± 0.91, the GQS score was 2.56 ± 1.06, and AVQ was 2.48 ± 0.68. A statistically significant difference was found in DISCERN score of videos uploaded by Doctors compared to Non-doctors, but no statistically significant difference was found in GQS and AVQ scores between both groups (p> 0.05).
Conclusions: The videos uploaded by Doctors were better in terms of quality and reliability, as compared to Non-doctors; and the AVQ of the videos uploaded by both groups was adequate. Despite that, both groups did not serve as a good source of information. YouTube™ cannot be considered a reliable source of information in terms of quality and reliability on videos related to orthodontic pain management.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10627417 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2177-6709.28.5.e232386.oar | DOI Listing |
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