The usefulness of YouTube videos on lung cancer

Abstract Background The use of social media as a source of health information is increasing, and the usefulness of the content may vary depending on the specific disease. Thus, this study was designed to assess the content, viewer engagement and usefulness of the most viewed YouTube videos on lung c...

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Published in:Journal of public health (Oxford, England) England), 2023-06, Vol.45 (2), p.e339-e345
Main Authors: Meteran, Hanieh, Høj, Simon, Sigsgaard, Torben, Diers, Caroline Skovsgaard, Remvig, Celine, Meteran, Howraman
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description Abstract Background The use of social media as a source of health information is increasing, and the usefulness of the content may vary depending on the specific disease. Thus, this study was designed to assess the content, viewer engagement and usefulness of the most viewed YouTube videos on lung cancer. Methods 167 videos were reviewed, and 143 met the eligibility criteria. Two authors evaluated the videos separately, and data on views, likes, dislikes and comments were extracted, and data on the source of uploader, duration and content quality were recorded. Results 89 videos (62%) were classified as useful, 8 (6%) as misleading and 46 (32%) as neither. The misleading videos were significantly more popular in terms of views and likes compared with the useful videos: 845 643 versus 81 700, P = 0.003 and 12 170 versus 415, P 
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