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. 2020 Sep;24(3):286-292.
doi: 10.5213/inj.2040098.049. Epub 2020 Sep 30.

Evaluation of YouTube Videos Regarding Clean Intermittent Catheterization Application

Yeliz Culha  1 , Mehmet Gokhan Culha  2 , Rengin Acaroglu  1
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Evaluation of YouTube Videos Regarding Clean Intermittent Catheterization Application

Yeliz Culha et al. Int Neurourol J. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) training and education videos on YouTube.

Methods: This study was conducted in English language in descriptive type to evaluate the content, reliability, and quality of Internet videos related to CIC training. The search was performed by using term "clean intermittent catheterization" and "intermittent self catheterization" on YouTube in August 2019. The content of the selected videos was analyzed by 2 independent experts in the field. The DISCERN questionnaire was used to analyze the reliability of the video and the global quality score (GQS) was used for the quality of the video.

Results: When the contents of the 64 videos included in the study were examined, it was found that 41 of them contained useful information and 23 of them contained misleading information. DISCERN scores, video coverage scores, and GQS of videos with useful information were found to be statistically higher than those with misleading information (P<0.001). When the sources of the videos were examined, it was seen that 78.05% of the videos containing useful information were published by medical advertisement/for-profit companies (P<0.001). The reliability scores, coverage scores, and GQS of the videos from medical advertisement/for-profit companies were significantly higher than the other sources (P<0.001).

Conclusion: In this study, it was seen that the majority of YouTube CIC training videos examined within the scope of the research were published by medical advertisement/for-profit companies and most of these videos contain useful information.

Keywords: Clean intermittent catheterization; Reliability; Training; Usefulness; YouTube.

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No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

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Selection of eligible YouTube videos for the study.
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