bims-librar Biomed News
on Biomedical librarianship
Issue of 2022–11–20
twenty papers selected by
Thomas Krichel, Open Library Society
  1. Planning Library Instruction Research: Building Conceptual Models with Theoretical Frameworks.
  2. Analyzing COVID-19 Resources on Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries' (AAHSL) Research Guides.
  3. Assessing Diversity in Hospital Library Collections.
  4. Developing a Faculty Roles Crosswalk for Health Sciences Librarians.
  5. Trends in… Adoption of Twitter by Health Sciences Librarians.
  6. An analysis of data sources and study registries used in systematic reviews.
  7. Academic Tracker: Software for tracking and reporting publications associated with authors and grants.
  8. Assessment of the digestive system malignancy information in Wikipedia and Baidu Encyclopedia: a longitudinal study.
  9. An evaluation of the readability and visual appearance of online patient resources for fibroadenoma.
  10. The Quality of Online Information for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Google Study.
  11. Quality and readability assessment of online patient information on cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy.
  12. Functional endoscopic sinus surgery: assessing the readability and quality of online information.
  13. Quality evaluation of YouTube videos as a source of information on warts.
  14. Quality Assessment of YouTube Content on SLAP Tears.
  15. Digital health information on autoinflammatory diseases: a YouTube quality analysis.
  16. Quality of bladder cancer information on YouTube.
  17. Is YouTube™ a good source of information for patients to understand laparoscopic fundoplication?
  18. Assessment of reliability and information quality of YouTube videos about root canal treatment after 2016.
  19. Complementary Media Use for Health Information Seeking and the Role of Health Orientation: A Survey Study in India.
  20. Bibliometric analysis of COVID-19 publications shows the importance of telemedicine and equitable access to the internet during the pandemic and beyond.
  1. Med Ref Serv Q. 2022 Oct-Dec;41(4):41(4): 408-423
    Planning Library Instruction Research: Building Conceptual Models with Theoretical Frameworks.
    Robin M N Parker.
      Engagement with theories and theoretical frameworks in the planning and conduct of research about library instruction, in conjunction with the existing evidence base, can help researchers develop coherent conceptual models to justify the research approach and importance of the research produced. This column describes some of the limitations of common evaluation approaches that lack explicit theoretical framing and provides definitions of concepts that allow practitioners and researchers alike to explore and understand the complexities of educational encounters. Using an illustrative study with a theoretical framework applying sociomaterialism and related theories, this article presents arguments for in-depth explorations of informatics education through qualitative research.
    Keywords:  Library instruction; qualitative research; sociomateriality; theoretical frameworks
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2022.2131149
  2. Med Ref Serv Q. 2022 Oct-Dec;41(4):41(4): 363-380
    Analyzing COVID-19 Resources on Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries' (AAHSL) Research Guides.
    E Bailey Sterling, Ana D Cleveland, Jodi L Philbrick.
      In this study, the authors analyzed 147 AAHSL member libraries' COVID-19 research guides to determine the volume and origin of links included. Through stratified sampling based on total enrollment of health sciences academic institutions, 51 eligible AASHL library websites were selected for inclusion in the study. Content from COVID-19 research guides was analyzed, and the origin of each link was categorized. Most AAHSL libraries have at least one COVID-19 research guide, while some have two or more. A total of 8,848 links within examined research guides were visited. Links to academic institutions including universities' own internal links were most common while news outlets, social media, and international government were linked least. Regarding individual organizations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH)were most frequently linked. The overwhelming majority of sampled health sciences libraries use research guides to share COVID-19 information with their users. It is necessary to further investigate how libraries can optimize research guides to benefit their users. These results and conclusions reveal information resource patterns in research guides at health sciences academic libraries and are consistent with those reached by researchers investigating academic libraries' research guides in 2020.
    Keywords:  Academic libraries; COVID-19; LibGuides; health sciences; research guides
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2022.2131139
  3. Med Ref Serv Q. 2022 Oct-Dec;41(4):41(4): 424-438
    Assessing Diversity in Hospital Library Collections.
    Bianca Brillant, Mimi Ray Guessferd, Anne L Snieg, Jennifer J Jones, Thomas Keeler, Priscilla L Stephenson.
      Public libraries have conducted collection diversity audits, but this is the first known report of a diversity audit in the hospital library community. A two-part questionnaire was sent to hospital librarians to determine their use of diversity audits in collection management and to provide a tool for a preliminary assessment of their collections' diversity. Results of the questionnaire indicate that developing diversity within hospital library collections is important to these respondents. These librarians also support diversity in their library personnel, open access, researching critical gaps, and programming.
    Keywords:  Collection assessment; collection management; collection quality measures; diversity audit; equity; health care bias; health disparities; hospital libraries
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2022.2131185
  4. Med Ref Serv Q. 2022 Oct-Dec;41(4):41(4): 381-388
    Developing a Faculty Roles Crosswalk for Health Sciences Librarians.
    Laura J Hall, Jonathan D Eldredge.
      Many Health Sciences Librarians (HSLs) affiliated with academic health centers in the US have faculty status. Faculty status enables HSLs to collaborate with their health sciences faculty colleagues as peers. Translating HSL faculty responsibilities into terms their faculty counterparts can understand represents an ongoing challenge for HSLs. This translation process becomes crucial when HSLs with faculty status seek a promotion or wish to secure tenure. The authors used job analysis to clarify faculty roles for HSLs to create a "Crosswalk" that enables the reader to identify an HSL role and find an equivalent health sciences faculty role.
    Keywords:  Faculty; faculty status; informatics; job analysis; librarians
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2022.2131141
  5. Med Ref Serv Q. 2022 Oct-Dec;41(4):41(4): 397-407
    Trends in… Adoption of Twitter by Health Sciences Librarians.
    LaVentra E Danquah, Michel B Bass, Emme Lopez, Adela Justice, Lindsey Sikora, Todd M Grooten, Laura Haygood.
      There is substantial research on librarians' engagement with various social media platforms as part of their professional obligations. We were interested in examining librarians' use of Twitter outside of the context of a job-related, but still professional, context. To find out more, we invited health sciences librarians via Twitter to discuss the impact that the platform has had on their professional lives, offering this column as an opportunity to share their experiences. The case reports support the premise that Twitter can be an impactful communications tool and can benefit librarians in meaningful ways, both professionally and personally.
    Keywords:  #Library Twitter; #medlibs; Health sciences librarians; medical librarians; microblogging; social media
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2022.2131148
  6. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2022 Nov 15.
    An analysis of data sources and study registries used in systematic reviews.
    Jan M Nick, Nancy L Sarpy.
       BACKGROUND: Reporting standards for data sources in systematic reviews (SRs) have been developed, yet research shows varying compliance in the methods section. When this happens, replication of search results is difficult and creates ambiguous and biased data sources.
    AIMS: This study captured author practices in choosing English and non-English-language databases, listing all the databases searched, and incorporating study registries as part of the search strategy.
    METHODS: Using an analytic, cross-sectional, study design, volunteer data collectors (n = 107) searched one of two assigned English language platforms for SRs on specified health conditions. All the data sources found in the methods section of each SR were documented and analyzed for patterns using bibliographic techniques.
    RESULTS: The final sample size of the SRs reviewed was N = 199. The mean number of data sources seen in the SRs was 3.9 (SD 2), with a range of 1-10. Eighteen records (9%) used a single data source to conduct the SRs. Four leading language platforms were seen in the SRs: English (100% of occurrences), up to 8% used Chinese data sources, and 4% included Spanish or Portuguese. The four most frequently used data sources were: (1) Medline (98%), (2) Embase (65%), (3) Cochrane Library (56%), and (4) Web of Science (33%). The percentage of SRs listing study registries was 30%.
    LINKING EVIDENCE TO ACTION: Strategies to reduce bias and increase the rigor and reliability of SRs include comprehensive search practices by exploring non-English-language databases, using multiple data sources, and searching study registries. By following PRISMA-S guidelines to report data sources correctly, reproducibility can be accomplished.
    Keywords:  PRISMA-S; bibliographic analysis; data sources; database; informatics; language bias; pre-appraised literature; reproducibility; search strategies; systematic reviews
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12614
  7. PLoS One. 2022 ;17(11): e0277834
    Academic Tracker: Software for tracking and reporting publications associated with authors and grants.
    P Travis Thompson, Christian D Powell, Hunter N B Moseley.
      In recent years, United States federal funding agencies, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF), have implemented public access policies to make research supported by funding from these federal agencies freely available to the public. Enforcement is primarily through annual and final reports submitted to these funding agencies, where all peer-reviewed publications must be registered through the appropriate mechanism as required by the specific federal funding agency. Unreported and/or incorrectly reported papers can result in delayed acceptance of annual and final reports and even funding delays for current and new research grants. So, it's important to make sure every peer-reviewed publication is reported properly and in a timely manner. For large collaborative research efforts, the tracking and proper registration of peer-reviewed publications along with generation of accurate annual and final reports can create a large administrative burden. With large collaborative teams, it is easy for these administrative tasks to be overlooked, forgotten, or lost in the shuffle. In order to help with this reporting burden, we have developed the Academic Tracker software package, implemented in the Python 3 programming language and supporting Linux, Windows, and Mac operating systems. Academic Tracker helps with publication tracking and reporting by comprehensively searching major peer-reviewed publication tracking web portals, including PubMed, Crossref, ORCID, and Google Scholar, given a list of authors. Academic Tracker provides highly customizable reporting templates so information about the resulting publications is easily transformed into appropriate formats for tracking and reporting purposes. The source code and extensive documentation is hosted on GitHub (https://moseleybioinformaticslab.github.io/academic_tracker/) and is also available on the Python Package Index (https://pypi.org/project/academic_tracker) for easy installation.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277834
  8. Ann Transl Med. 2022 Oct;10(20): 1112
    Assessment of the digestive system malignancy information in Wikipedia and Baidu Encyclopedia: a longitudinal study.
    Jianchen Luo, Jing Ma, Liangliang Xu, Peng Wang, Ming Zhang, Mingqing Xu.
       Background: An increasing number of patients search for medical information on the Internet if they have health problems. The reliability of the online medical information is not yet known. Baidu Encyclopedia and Wikipedia are the most widely used Chinese and English search engines. The quality of the online medical information in these websites needs to be evaluated. We perform this research study to evaluate the quality and timeliness of articles related to digestive system malignancy in articles retrieved from these encyclopedias. A 3-year follow-up was conducted to determine if the quality and timeliness of the articles improved, and comparisons were made between the 2 encyclopedias.
    Methods: We conducted a search of Wikipedia and Baidu Encyclopedia based on the classification codes of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (10th revision, version 2016), and evaluated the retrieved articles related to digestive system malignancy using the DISCERN instrument. The update timeliness of these websites were evaluated by calculating the update interval of the articles.
    Results: In 2019 and 2022, we retrieved 50 and 52 articles, respectively, from Baidu Encyclopedia, representing an increase of 2 articles and no deleted articles, and 30 and 31 articles, respectively, from Wikipedia, representing an increase of 1 article and no deleted articles. According to the scores calculated using the DISCERN instrument, in both 2019 and 2022, Wikipedia scored higher than Baidu Encyclopedia in Sections 1 and 2, and the difference was statistically significant. The total score of Wikipedia was higher than that of Baidu Encyclopedia, and the difference was statistically significant. The update interval of Wikipedia was shorter than that of Baidu Encyclopedia with better timeliness and statistical significance.
    Conclusions: The quality and timeliness of the digestive system malignancy articles on Wikipedia are better than those on Baidu Encyclopedia. The quality of both the Baidu Encyclopedia and Wikipedia articles had improved over the last 3 years. However, there is still no guarantee of the comprehensiveness or reliability of the treatment information obtained from the Internet.
    Keywords:  Baidu Encyclopedia; DISCERN instrument; Wikipedia; digestive system malignancy; health information
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.21037/atm-22-4435
  9. PLoS One. 2022 ;17(11): e0277823
    An evaluation of the readability and visual appearance of online patient resources for fibroadenoma.
    Hayley Anne Hutchings, Anagha Remesh.
       INTRODUCTION: Fibroadenomas are benign lesions found in the breast tissue. Widespread access to and use of the internet has resulted in more individuals using online resources to better understand health conditions, their prognosis and treatment. The aim of this study was to investigate the readability and visual appearance of online patient resources for fibroadenoma.
    METHODS: We searched GoogleTM, BingTM and YahooTM on 6 July 2022 using the search terms "fibroadenoma", "breast lumps", "non-cancerous breast lumps", "benign breast lumps" and "benign breast lesions" to identify the top ten websites that appeared on each of the search engines. We excluded advertised websites, links to individual pdf documents and links to blogs/chats. We compiled a complete list of websites identified using the three search engines and the search terms and analysed the content. We only selected pages that were relevant to fibroadenoma. We excluded pages which only contained contact details and no narrative information relating to the condition. We did not assess information where links were directed to alternative websites. We undertook a qualitative visual assessment of each of the websites using a framework of pre-determined key criteria based on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services toolkit. This involved assessing characteristics such as overall design, page layout, font size and colour. Each criterion was scored as: +1- criterion achieved; -1- criterion not achieved; and 0- no evidence, unclear or not applicable (maximum total score 43). We then assessed the readability of each website to determine the UK and US reading age using five different readability tests: Flesch Kincaid, Gunning Fog, Coleman Liau, SMOG, and the Automated Readability Index. We compared the readability scores to determine if there were any significant differences across the websites identified. We also generated scores for the Flesh Reading Ease as well as information about sentence structure (number of syllables per sentence and proportion of words with a high number of syllables) and proportion of people the text was readable to.
    RESULTS: We identified 39 websites for readability and visual assessment. The visual assessment scores for the 39 websites identified ranged from -19 to 31 points out of a possible score of 43. The median readability score for the identified websites was 8.58 (age 14-15), with a range of 6.69-12.22 (age 12-13 to university level). There was a statistically significant difference between the readability scores obtained across websites (p<0.001). Almost half of the websites (18/39; 46.2%) were classified as very difficult by the Flesch Reading Ease score, with only 13/39 (33.33%) classified as being fairly easy or plain English.
    CONCLUSION: We found wide differences in the general appearance, layout and focus of the fibroadenoma websites identified. The readability of most of the websites was also much higher than the recommended level for the public to understand. Fibroadenoma website information needs to be simplified to reduce the use of jargon and specificity to the condition for individuals to better comprehend it. In addition, their visual appearance could be improved by changing the layout and including images and diagrams.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277823
  10. Cureus. 2022 Oct;14(10): e29995
    The Quality of Online Information for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Google Study.
    Breanna Sullivan, Varag Abed, Josh Joiner, Max Benningfield, David Landy, Gregory S Hawk, Caitlin Conley, Cale Jacobs, Austin V Stone.
      Introduction Affecting more than 30 million adults annually, osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disorder in the United States. A variety of management options for knee OA exists, including physical therapy, weight loss, intra-articular corticosteroid injections, and total joint arthroplasty. With many treatments available, patients often utilize the internet to educate themselves about their condition and management options. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality, transparency, and readability of online information for the treatment of knee OA. Methods The search terms "knee," "arthritis," and "treatment" were entered into an incognito mode Google browser. Websites were classified by type (commercial, academic, nonacademic medical practice, government/patient advocacy, and other) and graded on content quality, transparency, and readability using the following scores, respectively: modified DISCERN, Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) Benchmark, and Flesch-Kincaid (FK) grade level. Results Of the 95 websites evaluated, commercial (mean, 38.2) and academic (37.3) sites had the highest total DISCERN scores, which were significantly greater than nonacademic medical practice (31.8) and government/patient advocacy sites (33.4) (p≤0.035). Nonacademic medical practice sites had the lowest mean total DISCERN (31.8) and JAMA (1.47) scores and the highest FK grade level readability (9.5). There was a significant positive correlation between mean total DISCERN and JAMA scores (r=0.46, p<0.001). Conclusion The mean overall quality of websites regarding the treatment of OA was good as evidenced by greater modified DISCERN scores. However, website quality ranged from poor to excellent, indicating that some websites are still missing key information patients may find useful when assessing treatment options online.
    Keywords:  aging; google; oa; online; osteoarthritis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29995
  11. J Surg Oncol. 2022 Nov 17.
    Quality and readability assessment of online patient information on cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy.
    Armaun D Rouhi, Yazid K Ghanem, Gerard D Hoeltzel, John T Miura, Cary B Aarons, Noel N Williams, Kristoffel R Dumon, Giorgos C Karakousis.
       BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: We aim to assess the quality and readability of online information available to patients considering cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC).
    METHODS: The top three search engines (Google, Bing, and Yahoo) were searched in March 2022. Websites were classified as academic, hospital-affiliated, foundation/advocacy, commercial, or unspecified. Quality of information was assessed using the JAMA benchmark criteria (0-4) and DISCERN tool (16-80), and the presence of a Health On the Net code (HONcode) seal. Readability was evaluated using the Flesch Reading Ease score.
    RESULTS: Fifty unique websites were included. The average JAMA and DISCERN scores of all websites were 0.72 ± 1.14 and 39.58 ± 13.71, respectively. Foundation/advocacy websites had significantly higher JAMA mean score than commercial (p = 0.044), academic (p < 0.001), and hospital-affiliated websites (p = 0.001). Foundation/advocacy sites had a significantly higher DISCERN mean score than hospital-affiliated (p = 0.035) and academic websites (p = 0.030). The HONcode seal was present in 4 (8%) websites analyzed. Readability was difficult and at the level of college students.
    CONCLUSIONS: The overall quality of patient-oriented online information on CRS-HIPEC is poor and available resources may not be comprehensible to the general public. Patients seeking information on CRS-HIPEC should be directed to sites affiliated with foundation/advocacy organizations.
    Keywords:  HIPEC; cytoreductive surgery; online information; patient education; quality; readability
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.27143
  12. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2022 Nov 14.
    Functional endoscopic sinus surgery: assessing the readability and quality of online information.
    H Raja, K Patel.
       INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to assess the readability and quality of online information on functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS).
    METHODS: The term 'functional endoscopic sinus surgery' was entered into the Google, Bing and Yahoo search engines. The first 30 websites for each search engine were screened. Readability was assessed using the Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease Score (FRES), Flesch-Kincaid Grade (FKG), Simple Measure of Gobbledygook (SMOG) Index, and Gunning Fog Index (GFI). Quality was assessed using the DISCERN instrument. Spearman's correlation between quality and readability was calculated.
    RESULTS: Thirty-three websites met the inclusion criteria. The mean and standard deviations for the FRES, FKG, SMOG, GFI, and DISCERN scores were 49 (13.1), 10.9 (2.5), 10.2 (1.9), 13.6 (2.4), and 51.1 (12.8), respectively. A positive correlation was noted between the FRES and DISCERN (R=0.357, p=0.041).
    CONCLUSIONS: Online information on FESS is generally written above the recommended reading levels and of fair quality.
    Keywords:  Comprehension; Consumer health information; Data accuracy; FESS; Otolaryngology; Reading
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2022.0123
  13. JAAD Int. 2023 Mar;10 1-2
    Quality evaluation of YouTube videos as a source of information on warts.
    Eun Seo Ha, Keunyoung Hur, Je-Ho Mun.
      
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdin.2022.06.022
  14. Phys Sportsmed. 2022 Nov 17. 1-8
    Quality Assessment of YouTube Content on SLAP Tears.
    Chelsea Matzko, Shreya Saraf, Christopher Saker, Brendan O'Leary, Michaela Stamm, Mary K Mulcahey.
       OBJECTIVES: Superior labrum anterior posterior (SLAP) tears can cause shoulder pain, disability, instability, and humeral head translation. YouTube has become an increasingly popular source of medical information, but little is currently known in terms of quality control of the uploaded content. The purpose of this study was to assess the quality of YouTube videos related to the diagnosis and treatment of Superior Labrum Anterior Posterior (SLAP) tears.
    METHODS: YouTube was queried in August 2021 using the two predetermined keywords: 'SLAP tear' and 'superior labral tear.' The first 50 videos were analyzed by two independent reviewers and scored using 3 scoring systems: Global Quality Scale (GQS), the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), and the Shoulder-Specific Score (SSS) to determine video accuracy and reliability. Title, number of views, video duration, video source, content type, views/day, number of likes, number of dislikes, days since upload, like ratio (Like × 100/ [Like + Dislike]) and Video Power Index (VPI) (Like ratio × View ratio/100) were all recorded and analyzed.
    RESULTS: The scores of most videos were low, with a mean JAMA score of 2.5 (1-4, SD 0.73), a mean GQS of 2.66 (0.5-4.5, SD 0.99) and a mean SSS of 7.13 (0-18, SD 4.39). There were significantly higher mean scores for JAMA, GQS, and SSS in the academic and independent physician categories, with a mean JAMA score of 3.11, GQS score of 3.39, and SSS score of 11 for academic sources and a mean JAMA score of 2.83, GQS score of 3.23, and SSS score of 9.23 for independent physician sources. JAMA score was significantly and positively correlated with video duration (r = 0.405, p = 0.006). Views, likes, dislikes, publication dates, and VPI were not significantly correlated with any scoring scale.
    CONCLUSION: YouTube videos on the diagnosis and management of SLAP tears have low overall quality and reliability scores. Independent physician and academic institution sources received higher mean scores for JAMA, GQS, and SSS. Video quality was not correlated with number of views.
    Keywords:  SLAP tear; YouTube; quality assessment; shoulder
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1080/00913847.2022.2147805
  15. Rheumatol Int. 2022 Nov 14.
    Digital health information on autoinflammatory diseases: a YouTube quality analysis.
    Mareen Sasse, Sarah Ohrndorf, Andriko Palmowski, Annette D Wagner, Gerd Rüdiger Burmester, Anne Pankow, Martin Krusche.
      Getting access to specialists for autoinflammatory diseases (AID) can be challenging. Therefore, an increasing number of patients and healthcare professionals are seeking information on AID via the Internet, using the video platform YouTube, for example. However, the quality of such videos has not yet been evaluated. A YouTube search was conducted to assess videos about AID to evaluate the quality and usefulness from both the patient's and healthcare professional´s perspectives. Video duration, number of views, likes, dislikes, comments, and uploading source on various AID were extracted. Video quality was evaluated by the modified global quality scale (GQS). The reliability was assessed by the modified five-point DISCERN score. In total, 140 videos were screened of which 105 videos met the inclusion criteria for further analysis. Based on the GQS, the overall quality of videos for patients was found to be low in 64.8%, intermediate in 27.6%, and high in 7.6% of videos. The quality of videos for professionals was similar (54.3% low, 23.8% intermediate, and 21.9% of high quality). Videos were more often targeting medical professionals (65.7%) and less often patients (34.3%). This analysis demonstrates that the majority of videos regarding AIDs are of limited quality. Available videos more often address users with a professional medical background. Only a small proportion of existing videos provide understandable and useful information for AID patients. Thus, there is a strong need to develop high-quality and audience-oriented videos in the context of educational campaigns for these rare disease groups.
    Keywords:  AOSD; Familial Mediterranean fever; Periodic fever syndromes; Social media; Video analysis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-022-05243-9
  16. Cent European J Urol. 2022 ;75(3): 248-251
    Quality of bladder cancer information on YouTube.
    Alba Maria García-Cano-Fernández, Juliusz Jan Szczesniewski-Dudzik, Ana García-Tello, Victoria Diego-García, Juan Boronat-Catalá, Luis Llanes-González.
       Introduction: YouTube is one of the social networks most widely used as a source of information. However, there are doubts about the scientific quality of the information available. This study aims to characterise this by analysing videos about bladder cancer posted on YouTube.
    Material and methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study of the first 50 Spanish-language videos published on YouTube, leaving 38 for analysis. The videos were evaluated by three urologists using two validated questionnaires: Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) and DISCERN (quality criteria for consumer health information), classifying them according to the score of the latter, in poor quality (1-2 points) and moderate/good quality (3-5 points).
    Results: The median PEMAT score was 71.6% (16-5-100%) for understanding and 35.5% (0-100%) for action. According to DISCERN, 26 videos (66.7%) were of poor quality and 12 (30.8%) of moderate/good quality. We found significant differences in terms of PEMAT of understanding (p = 0.004) and action (p = 0.000). In total, 90.9% of those involving medical staff were of low quality, which is paradoxical, but statistically significant (p = 0.01). Furthermore, 52.4% of those describing relevant information were of moderate/good quality, and 94.1% of those not describing relevant information were of poor quality (p = 0.02).
    Conclusions: More than 60% of the videos published on YouTube about bladder cancer in Spanish are of low quality. This represents an important risk of misinformation for the general public to whom most of them are addressed.
    Keywords:  bladder cancer; quality; social networks
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.5173/ceju.2022.151
  17. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2022 Nov 14.
    Is YouTube™ a good source of information for patients to understand laparoscopic fundoplication?
    D Noll, L Green, G Asokan, A Barbaro, J Hewitt, C Ovenden, H Kanhere, M Trochsler.
       INTRODUCTION: Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease affects 10-20% of the population, and laparoscopic fundoplication is one management option. As the most frequently accessed video-sharing website, YouTube has become a popular source of information for patients. This study conducted a cross-sectional analysis of the quality and demographics of patient education videos available on YouTube for laparoscopic fundoplication.
    METHODS: Three searches were performed on YouTube using the phrases 'laparoscopic fundoplication', 'heartburn surgery' and 'reflux operation'. The Health on The Net (HON) code, DISCERN and Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) systems were used to score the first 75 results from each query. Information about each video was collected, including number of views, time since posting, number of comments and the author of the video. Relationships between these variables and video quality were investigated.
    RESULTS: The median number of views was 3,793. The most common author category was videos produced by surgeons. Overall the quality was poor, mean HON score was 2.5/8, mean DISCERN score was 29.3/80 and mean JAMA score was 1.5/4. Surgeon-authored videos scored higher when scored using the HON and JAMA systems. Videos of longer duration scored higher using all three scoring systems. No other factors were found to be associated with video quality.
    CONCLUSION: The quality of information in YouTube videos on laparoscopic fundoplication is unreliable. Doctors should be aware of this and caution their patients of YouTube's limitations. Further research is needed to develop validated scoring systems for evaluating the quality of patient education videos.
    Keywords:  Fundoplication; General surgery; Multimedia; Patient education as a topic
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2022.0039
  18. BMC Oral Health. 2022 Nov 16. 22(1): 494
    Assessment of reliability and information quality of YouTube videos about root canal treatment after 2016.
    Myoung-Jun Jung, Min-Seock Seo.
       BACKGROUND: This study aimed to assess and update the content, reliability, and information quality of content related to root canal treatment (RCTx) on YouTube and evaluate the correlation between each evaluation index.
    METHODS: YouTube was searched using two terms related to RCTx ("root canal and endodontic treatment"). A total of 240 videos (120 for each search term) were screened. Exclusion criteria were as follows: no sound or visuals, non-English, irrelevant to the search term, longer than 15 min, duplicate, or old (uploaded before 2016). After exclusion, 50 videos of "root canal treatment" and 45 videos of "endodontic treatment" were analyzed. Video length, total number of views, likes, dislikes, comments, and days since upload were recorded using descriptive video data. Viewers' interaction, reliability and information quality of the video, and quality of video content were measured using nondescriptive video data. The interaction index and video power index were used for viewer interactions, and the modified DISCERN index, JAMA criteria, and Global Quality Score were used to assess the reliability and information quality of the video. The quality of the video content was measured using the completeness score.
    RESULTS: The videos of the "root canal treatment" group had a significantly higher completeness score for the etiology and symptoms (p < 0.05), and videos of the "endodontic treatment" group showed a higher interaction index, completeness score for the procedure (p < 0.05). Videos for dentists had significantly higher completeness scores for the procedure, while videos for laypersons had higher completeness scores for etiology, anatomy, symptoms, and prognosis (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the total completeness score and the interaction index of the videos for laypersons were significantly higher (p < 0.05). The videos uploaded by the university had a significantly higher modified DISCERN index (p = 0.044), and the JAMA score was significantly higher in the commercial group (p = 0.001).
    CONCLUSIONS: Although the accuracy of videos related to RCTx was higher in videos by universities and professionals, the total completeness of YouTube videos was low regardless of the video source. Therefore, professionals should be responsible for providing more accurate and reliable videos.
    Keywords:  Information quality; Reliability; Root canal treatment; YouTube
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-022-02540-4
  19. J Health Commun. 2022 Nov 15. 1-9
    Complementary Media Use for Health Information Seeking and the Role of Health Orientation: A Survey Study in India.
    Shaohai Jiang, Piper Liping Liu.
      Mass media are offering numerous ways to obtain health information. As people are facing with a plethora of media sources, it is important to investigate how they navigate and select multiple media sources in the process of searching for health information. With the basis of the channel complementarity theory, the current study aims to explore the patterns of media complementarity for health information seeking in the context of India. Our survey study among 1,005 participants in India showed that media complementarity did not occur within print media (e.g., newspaper, book, magazine) or within broadcast media (e.g., television and radio), but existed between these two categories of media. Also, the Internet had some complementary relationships with both print media and broadcast media. Besides, users' health orientation served as a moderating factor that strengthened the media complementarity. The theoretical and practical implications were also discussed.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2022.2148020
  20. Health Info Libr J. 2022 Nov 13.
    Bibliometric analysis of COVID-19 publications shows the importance of telemedicine and equitable access to the internet during the pandemic and beyond.
    Mahnaz Samadeik, Peivand Bastani, Farhad Fatehi.
       BACKGROUND: Pandemics highlight the increasing role of information and communications technology for improving access to health care. This study aimed to present a bibliometric analysis of the concept of digital divide reported in the published articles concerning the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
    METHODS: To conduct this bibliometric analysis of research topics and trends, we used VOSviewer software. We developed a search strategy to retrieve peer-reviewed publications related to 'digital divide in the COVID-19 era' from the Scopus database.
    RESULTS: In total, 241 publications on the topic of digital divide and COVID-19 were retrieved from Scopus database between 2020 and 2021. The analysis of keywords co-occurrence of research topics revealed four main clusters including: 'telemedicine', 'Internet access and Internet use', 'e-learning' and 'epidemiology'. Seven characteristic categories were examined in these research topics, including: sociodemographic, economic, social, cultural, personal, material and motivational.
    CONCLUSION: 'Telemedicine' and 'Internet access and Internet use' as the largest clusters are connected to topics addressing inequalities in online health care access. Thus, policymakers should develop or modify policies in more egalitarian Internet access for all community members not only during a pandemic like the COVID-19 but also at regular times.
    Keywords:  digital divide; health literacy; information literacy; information need; internet access; pandemic; telemedicine
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1111/hir.12465
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