Analysis of the YouTube videos on pelvic floor muscle exercise training in terms of their reliability and quality

• Published in: International urology and nephrology 2021, Vol.53 (1), p.1-6
• Main Authors: Culha, Yeliz, Seyhan Ak, Ezgi, Merder, Erkan, Ariman, Ahmet, Culha, Mehmet Gokhan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Consumer health information; Fitness training programs; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Nephrology; Pelvis; Physical training; Statistical analysis; Urology; Urology - Original Paper
• ISSN: 0301-1623; 1573-2584
• DOI: 10.1007/s11255-020-02620-w

Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the content, reliability and quality of YouTube videos related to pelvic floor muscle exercise training. Method This study was carried out on the descriptive model in order to evaluate the content, reliability and quality of the videos on YouTube related to pelvic floor muscle exercise training. “Pelvic floor muscle exercise” was searched on YouTube in English in March 2020, and a total of 107 videos were watched. Quality Criteria for Consumer Health Information (DISCERN) survey was used to analyze the videos in terms of their reliabilities, and Global Quality Score (GQS) was used to evaluate their qualities. Results When the contents of 59 videos included in the study were examined, it was determined that 52 of them contained useful information and 7 of them contained misleading information. Comprehensiveness mean scores, DISCERN mean scores and GQS means of the useful videos were found to be statistically higher than that of the moderate and misleading videos ( p