title: YouTube as a potential source of information on deep venous thrombosis.
abstract: Background No work has been reported on the use of video websites to learn about deep vein thrombosis and the value of education using them. We examined the characteristics and scientific accuracy of videos related to deep vein thrombosis on YouTube. Methods YouTube was surveyed using no filter and the key words 'deep vein thrombosis' and 'leg vein clot' in June 2016. The videos evaluated were divided into three groups in terms of their scientific content, accuracy, and currency: useful, partly useful, and useless. Results Of the 1200 videos watched, 715 (59.58%) were excluded with the exclusion criteria. Although most of the videos uploaded (22.9%, n = 111) were created by physicians, the number of views for website-based videos was significantly higher (p = 0.002). When the uploaded videos were assessed in terms of their usefulness, videos from physicians and hospitals were statistically more useful than other videos (p < 0.001). Conclusions For videos created by medical professionals to be of higher quality, we believe they should be more up-to-date and comprehensive, and contain animations about treatment modalities and early diagnosis in particular.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ordu State Hospital, Ordu, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Ş
authors.initials: MŞ
authors.lastname: Bademci
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ordu State Hospital, Ordu, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serkan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yazman
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tevfik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Güneş
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gokhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ocakoglu
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ordu State Hospital, Ordu, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kaptanderya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tayfur
authors.affiliation: 4 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, School of medicine, Katip Celebi University, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gokalp
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D009040:Motion Pictures; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D061108:Social Media; D020246:Venous Thrombosis
keywords: Deep vein thrombosis; YouTube; internet