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Analysis of Quality, Usefulness, Reliability, Visibility, and Popularity of Videos about Dental Caries on YouTube: A Cross-sectional Analysis
Objectives: YouTube is the most popular social media and is widely used to
access dental and oral diseases information. Nonetheless, the quality of online
health information remains a problem. This study aimed to analyze the quality,
usefulness, reliability, visibility, and popularity of YouTube videos about dental
caries as a source of information. Materials and Methods: The study design was a
cross-sectional analytical study. Here, 300 videos that were uploaded in September
2019–2020 were screened, and total duration, number of views, number of likes,
number dislikes, uploader category (individual users or health professionals),
and upload date of the videos were recorded. One hundred videos were analyzed
in terms of their quality, usefulness, reliability, visibility, and popularity using the
Global Quality Scale, usefulness score, DISCERN, viewing rate, and interaction
index, respectively. Results: Videos were 78% uploaded by individual users. Videos
uploaded by health professionals showed high scores in quality, usefulness, and
reliability. Videos that were greater than 6 min long exhibited both better quality
and higher popularity. Video with good-quality showed high visibility and
popularity. In addition, videos with better usefulness and reliability showed high
visibility; however, their popularity was low. Conclusions: Information about
dental caries on YouTube is limited in quality. YouTube videos have a potentially
important role in oral health education