Accepted for/Published in: Journal of Medical Internet Research
Date Submitted: May 14, 2024
Date Accepted: Sep 25, 2024
Characteristics and popularity of videos of abusive head trauma prevention: a systematic appraisal
ABSTRACT
Background:
Numerous strategies for preventing abusive head trauma (AHT) have been proposed, but controlled studies failed to demonstrate their effectiveness. Digital tools may improve the effectiveness of AHT prevention strategies by reaching a large proportion of the adult population.
Objective:
We aimed to describe the characteristics of videos of AHT prevention published on the Internet and study their association with popularity.
Methods:
From a systematic appraisal performed in June 2023, we identified videos addressing the primary prevention of AHT in children younger than 2 years that were published in English or French on the Internet by public organizations or mainstream associations. We analyzed the characteristics of the videos, their quality with the Global Quality Scale (GQS), and their association with an index of popularity, the Video Power Index (VPI), using multivariable quasi-Poisson modeling.
Results:
We included 53 of the 804 videos identified. Videos were mainly published by public organizations (81%), and the median online time was 6.3 years, length was 202 sec and GQS was 4. Infants were often depicted (79%), crying (66%), and being shaken (40%). The characterization of shaking as an abuse and its legal consequences were cited in 47% and 4% of videos. The main prevention strategies in the videos were to raise awareness of the noxious outcome of AHT (93%) and convince viewers of the effectiveness of coping strategies for infants’ cries (85%). The VPI was positively correlated with the GQS and was independently associated with depicting an infant being shaken and the use of text or headers.
Conclusions:
AHT prevention videos had high quality but did not frequently characterize shaking as an abuse or address its penal consequences. The characteristics identified as associated with the popularity of AHT prevention videos could help improve the impact of prevention programs. Clinical Trial: The review protocol was not registered but can be accessed by contacting the corresponding author.
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