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KMID : 1036920150200030143
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Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism
2015 Volume.20 No. 3 p.143 ~ p.149
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Qualitative assessment of precocious puberty-related user-created contents on YouTube
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Nam Hyo-Kyoung
Bang Soo-Min
Rhie Young-Jun
Park Sang-Hee
Lee Kee-Hyoung
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Abstract
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Purpose
User-created content (UCC) has provided a considerable amount of medical information and become an important source. We aimed to evaluate the quality and scientific accuracy of precocious puberty-related UCC on YouTube.
Methods
The keywords "precocious puberty", "early puberty", "sexual precocity", and "precocity" were searched for on YouTube during June and July 2014. More than 1,500 UCC matched the keywords. According to the information provider, UCC was classified as medical, oriental, or commercial & others. We evaluated the quality and scientific accuracy of the information provided in UCC using the DISCERN instrument and information scores, respectively.
Results
We selected 51 UCC, which were categorized into three types: medical (n=17), oriental (n=17), or commercial & others (n=17). The overall quality score for medical UCC (3.4) was significantly higher relative to those of oriental and commercial & others UCC (2.8 and 2.3, respectively) (P<0.001). In the assessment of scientific accuracy, the mean information score for medical UCC (30.7) was significantly higher than those of oriental and commercial & others UCC (15.9 and 5.1, respectively) (P<0.001). The mean duration of oriental UCC was the longest (P<0.001), however, it was viewed less frequently among them (P=0.086).
Conclusion
The quality and accuracy of precocious puberty-related health information in UCC were variable and often unreliable. The overall quality of UCC regarding precocious puberty was moderate. Only medical UCC provided scientifically accurate information. As UCC becomes a popular source of health information, it is important to provide reliable, scientifically accurate information.
Keywords: Precocious puberty; User-created content; YouTube; DISCERN; Information score
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KEYWORD
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Precocious puberty, User-created content, YouTube, DISCERN, Information score
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