The usefulness, reliability, and quality of YouTube video clips on congenital muscular torticollis: A STROBE compliant study.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness, reliability, quality, and related characteristics of YouTube video clips on congenital muscular torticollis (CMT). This cross-sectional study analyzed 47 YouTube video clips on CMT. They were classified as either useful or misleading by 2 rehabilitation doctors. The modified DISCERN tool and the Global Quality Scale (GQS) were used to evaluate their reliability and quality. An analysis was conducted using the characteristics, such as presenters, ownership of YouTube channel accounts, countries, contents, and the video popularity. Of the 47 YouTube video clips, 8 (17%) were evaluated as misleading, which indicated that they included at least one scientifically unproven piece of information on CMT or more. They were less reliable and of lower qual

SUBMITTER: Jeong KY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9478286 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature