Quality and Compliance of Video-based Information with Knee Osteoarthritis Treatment Guidelines

Abstract

Background and Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the current knee osteoarthritis (OA) information available on YouTube and to evaluate if these videos report information about core treatment methods in the current guidelines. Methods: We searched for the keyword as “knee osteoarthritis” on YouTube. A total of 61 videos were evaluated and their quality, reliability and knee OA specific content were analyzed. Popularity of the videos and the number and kind of treatment recommendations were recorded. The videos were dichotomized into two groups according to their content if they were including core non-drug treatment methods or not. Results: The majority of the content was uploaded by health-care professionals (37.8 %) and exercise was the most recommended treatment method. Reliability and quality of the videos uploaded by health-care professionals, academic and health-care organizations were higher than other sources (p