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The usefulness of YouTube videos as a source of information in asthma

Caroline Skovsgaard Diersa Faculty of Health and Medical Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
, BSc,
Celine Remviga Faculty of Health and Medical Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
, BSc,
Hanieh Meteranb Clinical Oncology and Palliative Care, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark
, MD,
Simon Francis Thomsenc Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Wound Healing Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital-Bispebjerg, Copenhagen, Denmark;d Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4838-300X
, MD, PhD, DMSciORCID Icon,
Torben Sigsgaarde Department of Public Health, Environment, Occupation and Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2043-7571
, MD, PhDORCID Icon,
Simon Højf Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark
, BSc &
Howraman Meterane Department of Public Health, Environment, Occupation and Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark;g Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark;h Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Respiratory Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital – Herlev and Gentofte, Hellerup, Denmark;i Department of Respiratory Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital – Hvidovre, Hvidovre, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5994-8064
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Pages 737-743 | Received 13 Mar 2022, Accepted 18 Jun 2022, Published online: 15 Jul 2022
 
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Abstract

Background

Patient education is a key element in the management of asthma.

Aims

This study aimed to evaluate the popularity and usefulness of YouTube videos on asthma.

Methods

Two authors screened and evaluated the 200 most popular videos. Data on likes, dislikes, views, comment, source of uploader, days since upload, and usefulness were recorded and included for analyses. The usefulness of the videos was categorized as follows: useful, misleading, or neutral. Misleading videos provided at least one scientifically incorrect detail, whereas useful videos contained scientifically correct information.

Results

A total of 130 videos were included, and the total number of views was 100,290,242 with a total duration of 29 h and 8 min. While 26.6% of videos were uploaded by TV shows and YouTube channels, only 7.7% were uploaded by lung specialists. 65.4% of the videos contained scientifically correct information, whereas 18.5% contained misleading information. Although videos from medical professionals had a higher quality than videos from YouTube channels and TV shows, the latter were more popular. Misleading videos had numerically, but not statistically significant higher views compared with useful videos.

Conclusions

YouTube videos on asthma are popular in terms of viewer interaction, and the popularity is not restricted to videos uploaded by professional sources. Although more than half of the videos were found to be useful, a non-negligible proportion of videos were assessed as misleading. The usefulness of YouTube videos on asthma is variable and initiatives should be taken to increase the potential of YouTube as an useful source in patient education.

Declaration of interest

Howraman Meteran has received honoraria for lectures and advisory board from GSK, Teva, Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis, Airsonett AB, and ALK-Abelló within the past five years.

The other authors have no conflict of interest.

Funding

The author(s) reported there is no funding associated with the work featured in this article.

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