The reliability, functional quality, understandability, and actionability of fall prevention content in YouTube: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Falls are common but dangerous in the elderly. More and more seniors are searching for healthcare information online. YouTube has become the world's most popular video streaming platform. Albeit thousands of fall prevention videos are available on YouTube, their reliability, functional quality, understandability, and actionability have not been verified.

Methods

The top 300 watched videos on YouTube related to fall prevention were retrieved. After exclusion, all qualified sample videos were evaluated by three validated assessment instruments (the PEMAT scale, the HONCode scale, and the DISCERN instrument) regarding their reliability, functional quality, understandability, and actionability. Each video's length, number of views/likes/comments, forms of expression,

SUBMITTER: Yang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9362965 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature