Users' experience with health-related content on YouTube: an exploratory study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study focuses on health-related content (HRC) on YouTube and addresses the issue of misinformation on this platform. While previous research centered on content evaluations by experts, this study takes a user-centered approach and aims to explore users' experiences with and perceptions of HRC videos and to establish links between these perceptions and some socio-demographic characteristics including age, gender, profession, and educational level.

Methods

A quantitative research design was used in the study. 3,000 YouTube users responded to a 35-item anonymous questionnaire to collect information about the content they watch toward decision-making, their perceptions of the usefulness and bias of this content, what they identify as quality indicators for HRC, a

SUBMITTER: Mohamed F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10765842 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature