TY  -  JOUR
AU  -  Tanwar, Raman
AU  -  Khattar, Nikhil
AU  -  Sood, Rajeev
AU  -  Makkar, Arun
T1  -  Benign prostatic hyperplasia related content on YouTube:
unregulated and concerning
PY  -  2015
Y1  -  2015-07-01
DO  -  10.1701/1940.21092
JO  -  Recenti Progressi in Medicina
JA  -  Recenti Prog Med
VL  -  106
IS  -  7
SP  -  337
EP  -  341
PB  -  Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore
SN  -  2038-1840
Y2  -  2026/04/30
UR  -  http://dx.doi.org/10.1701/1940.21092
N2  -  Summary. Introduction. Information derived from social media sources is being used to save lives and take vital life altering decisions. YouTube is one of the most widely used social media for seeking medical information. Quality of information available to patients and medical professionals on YouTube with regards to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a common urological condition, was assessed. Materials and methods. First 100 videos results on BPH were analysed by three independent observers and graded based on the quality of information provided using an indigenous grading system of five points ranging from not useful to Informative for the Medical Professional. Correlation of this score with rank, number of views and “likes” was performed. Source of videos was identified along with analysis of comments. Results. A large proportion of videos (63%) was found to be irrelevant to the search, projected wrong facts or provided very basic information about prostate and the disease. A small but significant number of videos contained useful and relevant information. Only a handful of videos were useful for the urologist and adequate to guide the patient. A negative correlation between the quality of videos and their ranking on search was observed. Conclusions. YouTube offers very few high quality resources for patients and physicians. There is a significant negative correlation between useful videos and higher ranks in search results, but no correlation with number of views and likes. The first video in such results should be issued by a governing body that serves as the gold standard for patients and physicians.
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