Entering the Misinformation Age: Quality and Reliability of YouTube for Patient Information on Liposuction

2021 ◽  
pp. 229255032110643
Author(s):  
Sahil Chawla ◽  
Jeffrey Ding ◽  
Leena Mazhar ◽  
Faisal Khosa
Keyword(s):  
High Reliability ◽  
Aesthetic Surgery ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Educational Value ◽  
Inaccurate Information ◽  
Reliability Score ◽  
Global Quality ◽  
Quality And Reliability ◽  
Online Sources

Background: YouTube is currently the most popular online platform and is increasingly being utilized by patients as a resource on aesthetic surgery. Yet, its content is largely unregulated and this may result in dissemination of unreliable and inaccurate information. The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality and reliability of YouTube liposuction content available to potential patients. Methods: YouTube was screened using the keywords: “liposuction,” “lipoplasty,” and “body sculpting.” The top 50 results for each term were screened for relevance. Videos which met the inclusion criteria were scored using the Global Quality Score (GQS) for educational value and the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) criteria for video reliability. Educational value, reliability, video views, likes, dislikes, duration and publishing date were compared between authorship groups, high/low reliability, and high/low educational value. Results: A total of 150 videos were screened, of which 89 videos met the inclusion criteria. Overall, the videos had low reliability (mean JAMA score = 2.78, SD = 1.15) and low educational value (mean GQS score = 3.55, SD = 1.31). Videos uploaded by physicians accounted for 83.1% percent of included videos and had a higher mean educational value and reliability score than those by patients. Video views, likes, dislikes, comments, popularity, and length were significantly greater in videos with high reliability. Conclusions: To ensure liposuction-seeking patients are appropriately educated and informed, surgeons and their patients may benefit from an analysis of educational quality and reliability of such online content. Surgeons may wish to discuss online sources of information with patients.

Quality and Reliability of YouTube for Patient Information on Neurotoxins

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (06) ◽  
pp. 773-777
Author(s):  
Manish Patel ◽  
Mit M. Patel ◽  
Robert T. Cristel
Keyword(s):  
Personal Experience ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Average Length ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Common Source ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Educational Value ◽  
Global Quality ◽  
Source Reliability

YouTube is a common source of medical information for patients. This is the first study to assess the reliability and educational value of YouTube videos on neurotoxin procedures. YouTube.com was searched on June 15, 2020 using the keyword “Botox” or “neurotoxin.” A total of 100 videos were reviewed. Sixty-one videos met the inclusion criteria and were included in the final analysis. Video characteristics were noted, and a score was assigned to each video using the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmark criteria and the Global Quality Score (GQS) to measure source reliability and educational value, respectively. A total of 61 videos that met the inclusion criteria had an average length of 589 seconds (9 minutes and 49 seconds), 210,673 views, 5,295 likes, 318 dislikes, and 478 comments. A total of 30 videos (49%) were posted with an intention to educate patients while 31 videos (51%) were posted with the intention to detail a personal experience with neurotoxin. Patient education videos were significantly more reliable (P JAMA< 0.001) and had more educational value (P GQS < 0.001) but were less popular than “personal experience videos.” Personal-experience videos posted by patients had higher popularity, more likes and comments, yet lower scores on reliability and education. Patients will continue to seek educational material online, and clinicians should utilize this information to help primarily educate patients with standardized and accurate information about their treatment. Key Points

“It’s healthy because it’s natural.” Perceptions of “clean” eating among U.S. adolescents and emerging adults

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suman Ambwani ◽  
Gina Sellinger ◽  
Kelsey Rose ◽  
Tracy Richmond ◽  
Kendrin Sonneville
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Text Message ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Eating Disorder Prevention ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Willingness To Adopt ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
Online Sources ◽  
Disorder Prevention ◽  
Whole Foods

Definitions for the culturally trendy “clean” eating phenomenon vary: whereas some characterize it as natural and healthy, others adopt more restrictive, moralizing, and affectively-laden definitions that may reflect disordered eating. We examined levels of familiarity with “clean” eating, sources of information, and perceptions of this dietary trend among a large, diverse sample of U.S. adolescents and emerging adults recruited from the National MyVoice Text Message Cohort (N = 1266; ages 14-24 years). Participants answered five questions assessing knowledge of “clean” eating, definitions, perceived healthiness vs. harm, and willingness to adopt “clean” eating, and responses were coded by three trained researchers. Results indicate that 55% of respondents had previously heard of “clean” eating, most commonly through social media, other online sources, and peers. Definitions were heterogeneous, with 40% offering “non-processed” or “whole foods” and 13% noting “non-GMO” or “organic” components. Few respondents (0.6%) expressed outright skepticism about “clean” eating, but many (30%) identified dietary avoidance and restriction as part of the definition. Overall, 71% characterized “clean” eating as a healthy approach, whereas 6% flagged it as “unhealthy” and 18% noted elements of both healthfulness and harm; 41% reported they “probably would” try “clean” eating themselves. Present findings highlight high levels of awareness and positive attitudes toward “clean” eating among young people in the U.S., with little recognition of the potential risks of dietary restriction. Further research could clarify potential risks of “clean” eating and related dietary trends and thus inform strategies for eating disorder prevention.

Quality and Reliability of YouTube for Patient Information on Facial Fillers

2021 ◽  
pp. 074880682199140
Author(s):  
Manish J. Patel ◽  
Mit M. Patel ◽  
Brittany T. Abud ◽  
Robert T. Cristel
Keyword(s):  
Patient Education ◽  
Patient Experience ◽  
Average Length ◽  
Dermal Filler ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Sufficient Information ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Educational Value ◽  
Facial Filler ◽  
Source Reliability

YouTube proves to be a source of health information for patients. This is the first study to analyze the source reliability and educational value of YouTube videos on facial filler treatments. On August 12, 2020, YouTube.com was queried using the keywords “facial filler” or “dermal filler” or “fillers.” A total of 100 were initially reviewed in which 74 videos met the inclusion criteria and were included in the final analysis. Video characteristics were recorded, and each video was graded for source reliability and educational value by using the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmark criteria and the Global Quality Score (GQS), respectively. Furthermore, each video was assessed to determine whether there was discussion of 5 different topics that were deemed to be useful to patients prior to undergoing a facial filler treatment. A total of 74 videos met the inclusion criteria and had an average length of 436 seconds (7 minutes and 16 seconds), 146 805 views, 1906 likes, 73 dislikes, and 241 comments. Forty-five videos (61%) were posted with an intention to educate patients, whereas 29 videos (39%) were posted with an intention to describe a patient’s experience with facial filler treatment. Patient education videos were found to have a significantly higher educational value ( PGQS < .001). Patient experience videos showed no difference in reliability score ( PJAMA > .05) to patient education videos, but patient experience videos were found to have lower educational value compared with patient education videos ( PGQS < .001). In addition, both categories are not providing sufficient information for informed decision-making prior to treatment deemed by the 5 selected categories we found most informative. As patients will continue to seek educational material online, clinicians should use this information to help primarily educate patients with standardized and accurate information about their treatment.

scholarly journals Children’s ability to edit their memories when learning about the environment from credible and noncredible websites

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim P. Roberts ◽  
Katherine R. Wood ◽  
Breanne E. Wylie
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Choice Test ◽  
Multiple Choice Test ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Inaccurate Information ◽  
The Many ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Many Sources ◽  
Website Content

AbstractOne of the many sources of information easily available to children is the internet and the millions of websites providing accurate, and sometimes inaccurate, information. In the current investigation, we examined children’s ability to use credibility information about websites when learning about environmental sustainability. In two studies, children studied two different websites and were tested on what they had learned a week later using a multiple-choice test containing both website items and new distracters. Children were given either no information about the websites or were told that one of the websites (the noncredible website) contained errors and they should not use any information from that website to answer the test. In both studies, children aged 7- to 9-years reported information from the noncredible website even when instructed not to, whereas the 10- to 12-year-olds used the credibility warning to ‘edit out’ information that they had learned from the noncredible website. In Study 2, there was an indication that the older children spontaneously assessed the credibility of the website if credibility markers were made explicit. A plausible explanation is that, although children remembered information from the websites, they needed explicit instruction to bind the website content with the relevant source (the individual websites). The results have implications for children’s learning in an open-access, digital age where information comes from many sources, credible and noncredible. Education in credibility evaluation may enable children to be critical consumers of information thereby resisting misinformation provided through public sources.

863 Peri-Implant Fluid Collection in Breast Reconstruction and Aesthetic Surgery

2021 ◽  
Vol 108 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
G Karagiannidis ◽  
E Mallidis
Keyword(s):  
Reconstructive Surgery ◽  
Cell Lymphoma ◽  
Breast Implant ◽  
Fluid Collection ◽  
Aesthetic Surgery ◽  
Large Cell ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Electronic Data Collection ◽  
Fluid Collections ◽  
Mean Time

Abstract Introduction Peri-implant fluid more than 6 months from surgery is a known complication of breast surgery.Differential diagnosis includes infection, inflammation,implant rupture and haematoma.Other than infection raised no concern until the identification of Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma(BIA-ALCL). Method Retrospective electronic data collection for women 18 years or older who met the following inclusion criteria:(a)oncoplastic and/or cosmetic reconstructive surgery with placement of implant(b)peri-implant fluid collection after 6-36 months. Results In total,17 women with implants with a mean age of 56 years were included in the study.The mean time between reconstructive surgery and the peri-implant fluid collection was 23 months.The median peri-implant fluid collection size was 143 ml.14 of the 17 peri-implant fluid collections were benign.12 of 14 had polyurethane-coated textured implants.4 of the 17 were BIA-ALCL. Conclusions The current literature suggests that late peri-implant seromas arise from friction as the implant moves within the cavity and that this friction is increased with textured rather than smooth implants.In our unit 12/14 of the benign collections appeared in reconstructions with polyurethane implants.Furthermore,BIA-ALCL should always be considered in this situation and aspirate should be sent for cytology.Is this change in polyurethane implants a new entity?

Tactile Sensations in E-Retailing

2020 ◽  
pp. 225-247
Author(s):  
Carmela Donato ◽  
Maria Antonietta Raimondo
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Willingness To Buy ◽  
Web Community ◽  
Digital Environments ◽  
Written Descriptions ◽  
Tactile Sensations ◽  
Online Sources

Previous research universally recognized the pivotal role of touch in consumer behavior and considered it as one of the critical factors limiting the adoption of online shopping. In fact, in digital environments, consumers can rely only on the product visual representation and/or written descriptions of its characteristics. Starting from this evidence, several authors have underlined how the provision of a description of a product's tactile characteristics may positively affect consumer behavior. However, previous contributions have devoted little attention to the differential influence of online sources of information on consumers' willingness to buy when a description of a product's tactile characteristics is provided. The research presented in this chapter aims to cover this gap, by demonstrating through two experimental studies that, when a description of the tactile characteristics of the product is provided, the information given by the users of a web-community increases consumer's willingness to buy the product.

scholarly journals Interrater reliability of the Saint-Anne Dargassies Scale in assessing the neurological patterns of healthy preterm newborns

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-112
Author(s):  
Carla Ismirna Santos Alves ◽  
João Gonçalves de Medeiros ◽  
Luciana Arruda Carriço ◽  
Nívia Maria Arraes ◽  
Roselene Ferreira de Alencar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gold Standard ◽  
Interrater Reliability ◽  
Ultrasound Examination ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Interrater Agreement ◽  
Neurological Deficits ◽  
Cranial Ultrasound ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Group I ◽  
Preterm Newborns

Abstract Objectives: to assess the interrater reliability of the Saint-Anne Dargassies Scale in assessing neurological patterns of healthy preterm newborns. Methods: twenty preterm newborns met the inclusion criteria for participation in this prospective study. The neurologic examination was performed using the Saint-Anne Dargassies Scale, showing normal serial cranial ultrasound examination. In order to test the reliability, the study was structured as follows: group I (rater 1/physiotherapist; rater 2/neonatologist); group II (rater 3/physiotherapist; rater 4/child neurologist) and the gold standard (expert and professor in pediatric neurology). Results: high interrater agreement was observed between groups I - II compared with the gold standard in assessing postural pattern (p<0.01). Regarding the assessment ofprimitive reflexes, greater agreement was observed in the evaluation of palmar grasp reflex and Moro reflex (p< 0.01) for group I compared with the gold standard. An analysis of tone demonstrated heterogeneous agreement, without compromising the reliability of the scale. The probability of equality between measurements of head circumference in the two groups, compared with the gold standard, was observed. Conclusions: the Saint-Anne Dargassies Scale demonstrated high reliability and homogeneity with significant power of reproducibility and may be capable to identify preterm newborns suspected of having neurological deficits.

The Believability of Exercise Blogs Among Young Adults

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Elaine M. Ori ◽  
Tanya R. Berry ◽  
Lira Yun
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Young Adult Women ◽  
Show Evidence ◽  
Online Sources

It is unknown how lifelong digital media users such as young adult women perceive exercise information found online. A total of 141 women aged 18–30 years and residing in Canada were randomized to read either a factually incorrect or a factually correct blog article. Participants completed Go/No-Go tasks to measure automatically activated believability and evaluations and questionnaires to explicitly measure believability, affective evaluations, and intentions to exercise. Participants did not show evidence of automatically activated believability of the content found in either blog article. However, participants reading the factually correct article reported significantly greater explicit disbelief than those reading the factually incorrect article, though this did not predict intentions. Being factually correct may not be an important component of message believability. Exercise professionals need to remain aware of the content of popular online sources of information in an effort to curb misinformation.

Assessing the Educational Quality of Facebook Videos as an Informative Resource on Otitis Media

2020 ◽  
pp. 019459982093388
Author(s):  
Chase I. Kahn ◽  
Rita Wang ◽  
Kunal Shetty ◽  
Mikayla J. Huestis ◽  
Michael B. Cohen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Otitis Media ◽  
English Language ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Video Content ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Educational Value ◽  
Sectional Analysis

Objective This study analyzes the quality and reliability of otitis media (OM) videos on Facebook and investigates whether the videos shared within the Facebook community are considered to be a valuable educational tool. The results of this study are important for providing clinicians with the necessary understanding about the video content that their patients may be exposed to. Study Design Cross-sectional analysis of video content. Setting A new Facebook account was created to carry out a search for videos on OM. Methods Inclusion criteria were as follows: videos intended for educating patients or guardians on OM, videos in the English language, and videos with at least 1 share. Results A total of 364 videos were screened, and 62 fit our inclusion criteria for analysis. The majority (56%) of OM videos on Facebook focused on complementary and alternative medication without mentioning any current guidelines. A limited amount of videos (29%) made any mention to surgical treatment options for OM. There was a strong positive correlation (rho = 0.8419, P < .001) between a video’s content and its reliability. There was no correlation seen between a video’s content and its shares (rho = −0.142, P = .1359). Conclusions The majority of OM videos on Facebook are inadequate for educational value. Clinicians should know about the existence of videos on OM and the quality of information that parents are exposed to.

scholarly journals SPECIAL COLLECTIONS FOR EDUCATION RESEARCH: CONTRIBUTIONS TO AN INFORMATION NETWORK

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Gladys I. Dratch
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
The United States ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Harvard University ◽  
Depth Information ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
School Of Education ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Online Sources

This article focuses on special collections in the United States which provide historical curriculum resources and other specialized materials for education research. An overview of the Special Collections at Monroe C. Gutman Library, Harvard University, Graduate School of Education provides background on their growth and development, descriptions of major collections, information about the preservation microfilming projects, and a discussion of the research use of the collections. Other sources of information about special collections are presented, including the author's annotated bibliographies of directories for locating special collections and selected World Wide Web sites. Various collections are featured in the descriptive entries for the print and online sources. The author concludes that promoting our institutions' special collections through various print and online sources, as well as formal and informal communication with colleagues and scholars, advances the work of researchers in the field, although there are challenges in addressing the associated issues of access, staffing, services, and preservation. It is suggested that Web sites have the greatest potential for enhancing the research process by disseminating in-depth information about special collections.

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