YOUTUBE videos on oral care of the organ or hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients

• Published in: Supportive care in cancer 2017-04, Vol.25 (4), p.1097-1101
• Main Authors: López-Jornet, Pia, Pons-Fuster, Eduardo, Ruiz-Roca, Juan Antonio
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Health education; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation - methods; Humans; Information Dissemination - methods; Internet; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mouth; Nursing; Nursing Research; Oncology; Organ Transplantation - education; Organ Transplantation - methods; Original Article; Pain Medicine; Rehabilitation Medicine; Social Media; Stem cells; Transplants & implants; Video Recording - methods
• ISSN: 0941-4355; 1433-7339
• DOI: 10.1007/s00520-016-3497-3

Objective Video-sharing websites can be a useful platform for disseminating information. The aim of this study was to evaluate information about the oral health care of the organ transplant and hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients available on YouTube™. Methods The transversal study evaluated the content of YouTube™ videos. The videos were located by entering key search terms in the YouTube™ search engine—oral care/dental management/organ transplant/hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. The videos were then classified as useful, misleading, or as personal experiences reported by patients. The following information was registered: the source of the video, content, interaction, and overall quality. Results A total of 50 videos were reviewed; 16 (33.14%) were classed as useful, 22 (44%) were misleading, and 12 (24%) reported patients’ personal experiences. Significant differences were found in overall quality ( p  = 0.012). When interaction variables were analyzed statistically significant differences were found for the following: “I did not like this video” ( p  ≤ 0.05) and comments ( p  ≤ 0.05). Conclusions Several videos reviewed information on oral care of organ transplant and hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients but were sometimes difficult to interpret. Nevertheless, YouTube™ is a tool that can help supply information and promote oral health care education among of organ transplant and hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients.