QUALITY OF INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOUT ORTHODONTIC EMERGENCY ON YOUTUBE: AN INFODEMIC STUDY
Dr. Varghese Suresh, Dr Arun kumar S, Dr Vidya Manoharan, Dr Faseela Nigar
| Year | Volume | Issue | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
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2024 |
3 |
1 |
p7-12 |
Abstract
Aim: The assessment of the quality of information (QOI) in oral health-related videos on the video-streaming Web site YouTube has been restricted. This study aimed to assess the QOI regarding orthodontic emergency in videos uploaded by dental professionals (DPs) to YouTube. Methods: YouTube was scientifically searched using 5 domains. The top 50 videos per search term by most viewed videos. The videos were assessed for viewing characteristics, and a 4-point scoring system (0-3) was applied to evaluate QOI in 10 predetermined domains. Descriptive statistical analyses and intra-rater and interrater reliability tests were done. Results: Strong intrareader and interrater reliability scores were showed good reliability. Fifty videos from the top 50 most-viewed DPs were viewed with a mean value (SD)count of 4708802.9400(14699419.55).” What do in case of an orthodontic emergency” was the most widely discussed domain in the videos. The audio-visual quality analysis showed, only 68% of videos had good visual quality
and 76% of videos were having good audio quality.