The reach of Spanish-language YouTube videos on physical examinations made by undergraduate medical students

This study was conducted to evaluate the performance and reach of YouTube videos on physical examinations made by Spanish university students. We analyzed performance metrics for 4 videos on physical examinations in Spanish that were created by medical students at Miguel Hernández University (Elche,...

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Published in:Journal of educational evaluation for health professions 2017, Vol.14, p.31-31
Main Authors: Ramos-Rincón, José M, Belinchón-Romero, Isabel, Sánchez-Ferrer, Francisco, Torre, Guillermo Martínez-de la, Harris, Meggan, Sánchez-Fernández, Javier
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Audiovisual communications
Business metrics
Cardiovascular system
clinical skills, spanish
College students
Educational/Faculty Development Material
Internet access
learning resources
Medical education
Medical students
Performance evaluation
physical examination
Physical examinations
Population
Project evaluation
Respiratory system
Search strategies
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Summary:This study was conducted to evaluate the performance and reach of YouTube videos on physical examinations made by Spanish university students. We analyzed performance metrics for 4 videos on physical examinations in Spanish that were created by medical students at Miguel Hernández University (Elche, Spain) and are available on YouTube, on the following topics: the head and neck (7:30), the cardiovascular system (7:38), the respiratory system (13:54), and the abdomen (11:10). We used the Analytics application offered by the YouTube platform to analyze the reach of the videos from the upload date (February 17, 2015) to July 28, 2017 (2 years, 5 months, and 11 days). The total number of views, length of watch-time, and the mean view duration for the 4 videos were, respectively: 164,403 views (mean, 41,101 views; range, 12,389 to 94,573 views), 425,888 minutes (mean, 106,472 minutes; range, 37,889 to 172,840 minutes), and 2:56 minutes (range, 1:49 to 4:03 minutes). Mexico was the most frequent playback location, followed by Spain, Colombia, and Venezuela. Uruguay, Ecuador, Mexico, and Puerto Rico had the most views per 100,000 population. Spanish-language tutorials are an alternative tool for teaching physical examination skills to students whose first language is not English. The videos were especially popular in Uruguay, Ecuador, and Mexico.
ISSN:1975-5937
1975-5937
DOI:10.3352/jeehp.2017.14.31