Abstract: Aim: The aim of the study is to evaluate the quality and reliability of videos about Achilles tendon ruptures on YouTube.
Material and Methods: The first 50 videos were included in the study by typing the keyword 'achilles tendon rupture' in the YouTube search tab. The videos were analyzed by two orthopedic surgeons. All videos were analyzed by length, number of views, number of likes, dislikes and source of the video. Global Quality score (score range: 1-5), Journal of the American Medical Association (0-4) and DISCERN (15-75) scoring systems were used to evaluate the quality of the videos. The data obtained were analyzed statistically according to these scoring systems. The Video Power Index (VPI) was used to evaluate the popularity of videos.
Results: In this study, 50 videos were evaluated. According to the DISCERN score, five (10%) videos were excellent, ten (20%) videos were good, eight (16%) videos were medium, ten (20%) videos were poor and seventeen (34%) videos were observed to be very poor. Average DISCERN, JAMA and GQS of all videos evaluated were 38.85 ± 16.2 (16.5-66), 2.52 ± 0.64 (2-4), and 2.47 ± 1.34 (1-5), respectively. Avarage like ratio was 91.68 ± 14.79, view ratio was 59.99 ± 117 and Video Power Index was 56.98 ± 11.66 (0.01-736.79). There was a weak correlation between Video Power Index, DISCERN and Global Quality Scores, but not with the Journal of the American Medical Association score. (P = 0.22, 0.030, 0.940, cc = 0.330, 0.313, 0.11, respectively).
Conclusion: The quality of YouTube videos related to Achilles tendon rupture is poor. Physicians can take online patient education to higher levels by highlighting less discussed topics in these videos.
