Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Podcasts Should Tailor Characteristics Such as Episode Length and Social Media Utilization for Best Audience Engagement.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To describe the growth and characteristics of active orthopaedic sports medicine podcasts.

Methods

Three common podcasting platforms (Apple, Google, and Spotify) were queried July 24, 2021 using the search term "sports medicine." For each unique active podcast hosted by an orthopaedic surgeon, data were collected on year of the first episode, number of episodes, frequency of episodes, types of guests, topics discussed, episode length, and social media presence. Descriptive characteristics were then calculated.

Results

15 podcasts met inclusion criteria. Seven (46.7%) of these podcasts were started within 12 months of July 24, 2021. The most common episode release schedule was weekly, and podcast lengths averaged 21 minutes, 47 seconds (SD 17:17, range: 11:02-1

SUBMITTER: Sedgewick JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9210369 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature