Quality And Reliability Analysis Of Combined Intracavernous Injection And Stimulation Test Videos On The Youtube Platform

Abstract

Abstract Objective: In this study, we evaluated how reliable and high-quality content YouTube videos about ICI provide for healthcare professionals or patients in daily life, using a scoring system as well as validated scoring. Material and Methods: In March 2022, YouTube was searched using the keywords "intracavernous injection, penile injection, ICI and combined intracavernous injection and stimulation" and the videos opened in the first 10 pages were listed according to their relevance. We found total 66 videos, after excluding non-English language content of less than 2 minutes or duplicate videos with no audio or subtitles from the study total 36 videos were excluded. Each video was evaluated by two evaluators with a validated Global Quality Score (GQS) and a checklist assessment tool created specifically for this topic by 3 andologs. analyzed by. In addition, the video power index (VPI) obtained from the view ratio X, such as like the ratio/100 formula was used for video quality evaluation. Results: When videos were uploaded, the median duration on platform 695.50 (range 165-4175) median video length was 300 (range 120-1020). While the main source of loading videos was health information sites (n=16; 53.3%), this was followed by academic (n=8; 26.7%) and health professionals (n=6; 20%) videos. While 86.7% of the videos were high quality, 13.3% were considered low quality. The median GQS, check list score and VPI were 3 (range 1-4), 5 (range 2-7) and 32.5 (range 0.33-1762.12), respectively. Videos produced by the academic channel had higher GQS and checklist scores (p values 0.07 and 0.013, respectively). There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of the VPI (p=0.338). Spearman's correlation analysis showed a positive correlation between the check list score and GQS (r=0.857, p<0.001). Discussion: Combined intracavernous injection and stimulation test videos on YouTube generally have high quality content, but academically sourced videos offer better quality and reliable content for healthcare professionals. Considering that today patients use the internet as their first source of reference, the content and reliability level of the products uploaded by healthcare professionals on this platform should be increased.