Previously submitted to: Journal of Medical Internet Research (no longer under consideration since Nov 25, 2018)
Date Submitted: May 11, 2018
Open Peer Review Period: May 29, 2018 - Jul 24, 2018
(closed for review but you can still tweet)
YouTube Information about Diabetes and Oral Healthcare
Background:
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that is increasing at an alarming rate all over the world
Objective:
The aim of this study was to assess the information available on YouTube on diabetes and oral healthcare
Methods:
This cross-sectional study made a search in YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/) applying the search terms “oral healthcare for diabetics.” Two reviewers assessed the videos and categorized them into useful, misleading or personal experience, and scored them using a global quality scale (GQS) from 1-5 according to their overall quality (1 = poor quality; 5 = excellent quality). The source of each video was also registered, as was user interaction with each video
Results:
A total of 97 videos were included for analysis. Of these, 30 (30.9%) contained useful information, 61 (62.9%) contained misleading information, and six (6.2%) recounted personal experiences. Overall quality scores showed statistically significant differences between those containing useful information and those with misleading information and personal experience (p=0.001). Significant differences in content were also found regarding oral hygiene (p=0.022), periodontitis (p=0.002), and infection (p=0.04).
Conclusions:
YouTube provides informative videos about oral healthcare for diabetics. The quality of the videos was variable and the videos recorded by dental professionals and Universities showed a higher quality. Further research is needed into oral healthcare for diabetics.
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