The quality and reliability analysis of YouTube videos about insulin resistance

•Videos about insulin resistance were very popular on YouTube.•The quality and reliability of videos were very low.•The videos with relatively higher quality had higher number of views, likes and comments. There is an increasing trend in the use of internet as a search tool for health-related inform...

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Published in:International journal of medical informatics (Shannon, Ireland) Ireland), 2023-02, Vol.170, p.104960-104960, Article 104960
Main Authors: Barlas, Tugba, Ecem Avci, Doga, Cinici, Bengisu, Ozkilicaslan, Hande, Muhittin Yalcin, Mehmet, Eroglu Altinova, Alev
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Discern score
Global Quality Scale
Health Personnel
Humans
Information Dissemination
Insulin Resistance
Insulins
Internet
Internet users
Online
Reproducibility of Results
Social Media
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Summary:•Videos about insulin resistance were very popular on YouTube.•The quality and reliability of videos were very low.•The videos with relatively higher quality had higher number of views, likes and comments. There is an increasing trend in the use of internet as a search tool for health-related informations. Insulin resistance is one of the most searched subjects online and some of the videos about insulin resistance have been watched by millions of YouTube users. This study aims to determine the quality and reliability of the most popular videos about insulin resistance on YouTube. On March 1, 2022, the term “insulin resistance” was searched on YouTube. The videos’ popularity was assessed with Video Power Index (VPI). The quality and reliability were assessed with DISCERN score, modified DISCERN score and global quality score (GQS). A total of 100 most popular videos were evaluated after applying the exclusion criteria. Fifty-four percent of the videos were very poor-poor, 35 % moderate, and 11 % good–excellent quality. Although few in number, the videos with relatively higher quality and more reliable had higher numbers of views, likes and comments (p 
ISSN:1386-5056
1872-8243
DOI:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2022.104960