Quality and reliability evaluation of online videos on carpal tunnel syndrome: a YouTube video-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

With the increasing popularity of searches for medical information on YouTube, the availability of videos concerning carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is increasing. This study aimed to evaluate the quality and reliability of YouTube videos on CTS.

Setting and participants

No participants were included.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

We searched YouTube on 1 April 2021 using the keywords "carpal tunnel syndrome" and "carpal tunnel release" and evaluated the first 55 retrieved videos. We summarised the video characteristics including Video Power Index (VPI), which was designed to evaluate video popularity based on the number of likes and views. We categorised them based on source and content. Video quality and reliability were evaluated using the Journ

SUBMITTER: Kwak D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9014065 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature