Abstract
Background
Radiotherapy (RT) is an important component of breast cancer management but is underutilized
due to barriers such as the lack of proper education. YouTube is commonly used for
obtaining health information, yet the quality of information has been a previous concern.
This study systematically evaluates the characteristics of educational YouTube videos
on RT for breast cancer.
Materials and Methods
A total of 200 YouTube videos were identified by recording the top 50 videos of 4
searches. Duplicates were removed, videos were rank ordered and screened against pre-determined
inclusion criteria, then the first 50 videos were reviewed using a video assessment
tool. Two independent reviewers were used. Positively skewed distributions were observed
for most general parameters including views, likes, length and View Ratio.
Results
The USA (66%) or UK (20%) were the most common locations of publication. Publishers
were frequently affiliated with health care facilities (48%) or non-profits (30%).
The interview using a physician (68%) or patient (26%) was the most common media type,
and B-roll footage with narration (48%) was the second most common. Most videos were
targeted towards patients (96%), had comments (56%) and subtitles available (96%).
The most common themes identified were Explaining RT (54%), Acute Side Effects (40%)
and Patient Care Experience (32%).
Conclusion
This review is useful to inform the future development of video resources for health
education in this topic. Though parameters were variable and inconsistently followed
best practice guidelines, YouTube remains as a potentially important tool for the
dissemination of health information.
Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: February 23, 2023
Accepted:
February 20,
2023
Received in revised form:
January 9,
2023
Received:
October 31,
2022
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