The Reliability of YouTube Videos Describing Stereotactic Radiosurgery: A Call for Action.

The Reliability of YouTube Videos Describing Stereotactic Radiosurgery: A Call for Action.

World Neurosurg. 2019 Jan 28;:

Authors: ReFaey K, Tripathi S, Bohnen AM, Waddle MR, Peterson J, Vazquez-Ramos C, Bondoc CM, Quiñones-Hinojosa A, Trifiletti DM

Abstract
BACKGROUND: Gamma Knife Radiosurgery (GKRS) was introduced in the 1960s and is currently used worldwide. The internet has become a foremost source of information utilized by patients and their families. In this study, we aim to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of the GKRS-related YouTube videos.
METHODS: We searched YouTube and the first three pages sorted according to "Relevance-Based Ranking" were included for analysis. Four independent healthcare workers from different disciplines evaluated the videos using the validated DISCERN tool.
RESULTS: Our search resulted in 65,774 videos and fourteen videos met inclusion criteria. Our study found 50% (7/14) were uploaded by university-affiliated hospitals, 14% of videos scored a 3; the search term "Radiosurgery for intraaxial brain lesions" had the highest percentage of moderate videos (DISCERN = 3) (50%).
CONCLUSION: Patients and caregivers turn to online sources to gather information about the disease. However, the available YouTube published videos were published without proper academic monitoring, as such a free platform, published videos tend to catches a general audience for different purposes which leads to diminishing in the quality control. Academic medical institutions should consider proper monitoring process for videos in order to improve the accuracy of the published information for the patients.

PMID: 30703604 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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