https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2022.1.57

Looking for cystoscopy on YouTube: Are videos a reliable information tool for internet users?

Vol. 94 No. 1 (2022)
Submitted: November 5, 2021
Accepted: December 20, 2021
Published: March 29, 2022
urethrocystoscopy, social media, urology, internet, pemat
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Authors

Carmine Turco
Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, Urology Unit, University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy.
Claudia Collà Ruvolo
c.collaruvolo@gmail.com
Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, Urology Unit, University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy.
Simone Cilio
Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, Urology Unit, University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy.
Giuseppe Celentano
Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, Urology Unit, University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy.
Gianluigi Califano
Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, Urology Unit, University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy.
Massimiliano Creta
Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, Urology Unit, University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy.
Marco Capece
Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, Urology Unit, University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy.
Roberto La Rocca
Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, Urology Unit, University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy.
Luigi Napolitano
Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, Urology Unit, University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy.
Francesco Mangiapia
Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, Urology Unit, University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy.
Lorenzo Spirito
Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, Urology Unit, University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy.
Simone Morra
Alberto Melchionna
Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, Urology Unit, University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy.
Ferdinando Fusco
Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy.
Vincenzo Mirone
Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, Urology Unit, University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy.
Nicola Longo
Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, Urology Unit, University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy.

Objective: The Internet is an important and easily accessible source of information. The aim of the current study was to investigate the quality of YouTube videos on cystoscopy and to establish if they can be used as a reliable information tool for internet users.
Materials and methods: The search term “cystoscopy” was used on YouTube platform and the first 120 YouTube videos were analyzed. To assess the video quality Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) for Audiovisual (A/V) Materials (Understandability and Actionability sections), Misinformation score and Global Quality Score (GQS) were used.
Results: Of all 120 videos, 72 were included in the analyses. Of all videos, 59.7% (n = 43), and 40.3% (n = 29) were targeted to General Public and Healthcare Workers. Moreover, “technical aspects” was the main topic addressed (n = 29, 40.3%). The median PEMAT A/V Understandability and Actionability scores were 50.0% (IQR: 39.1-70.0) and 66.7% (IQR: 33.3- 100.0), respectively. The median Misinformation score ranged from 1.0 to 3.0. According to GQS, 22 (30.6%), 26 (36.1%), 16 (22.2%), 8 (11.1%) videos were poor, generally poor, moderate, and good, respectively. No video was evaluated as excellent.
Conclusions: Today, YouTube videos on cystoscopy are more frequently uploaded by healthcare workers, who share information about specific aspects of this procedure. However, the quality of YouTube contents on cystoscopy is still poor. Therefore, currently users interested in cystoscopy cannot rely on YouTube to get good informative material on this topic. In consequence, future authors should focus on improving the quality of video contents on cystoscopy

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Turco, C., Collà Ruvolo, C., Cilio, S., Celentano, G., Califano, G., Creta, M., Capece, M., La Rocca, R., Napolitano, L., Mangiapia, F., Spirito, L., Morra, S., Melchionna, A., Fusco, F., Mirone, V., & Longo, N. (2022). Looking for cystoscopy on YouTube: Are videos a reliable information tool for internet users?. Archivio Italiano Di Urologia E Andrologia, 94(1), 57–61. https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2022.1.57

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