Hospital a Domicilio (Jul 2017)
YouTube as a source of health information and knowledge about Palliative Care at home
Abstract
Objective: To describe the characteristics of multimedia material on palliative care at home available on YouTube, and to assess the quality of the information contained in this material. Methods: This was a descriptive study of the information retrieved from YouTube. Videos were identified by means of a simple search using the term “cuidados paliativos en el domicilio“ and simple random sampling without replacement was employed to select the study sample. Video characteristics were described by the following indicators: production/year, currency, length, number of views and user interaction. Results: Among the three hundred and eighty-eight videos selected, we could analyze a total of 204 that presented a linear growth of R2 = 0.04; P = 0.005. The mean number of views was 8497.9 ± 4372.09 with a median of 298 visits. The obsolescence presented a median of 3 years. The user interaction was presented on average with 31.97 ± 13.91 favorable indications, 2.98 ± 1.36 comments and 10271.00 ± 1768.15 subscriptions. Conclusions: The multimedia material studied presented the following characteristics: large-scale production and dissemination (views), rapid obsolescence and scant user participation. Most of the analyzed videos can be considered adequate to the subject of the study.
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