Brandy Drozd|Emily Couvillon|Andrea Suárez
Medical YouTube Videos and Methods of Evaluation: Literature Review
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston|Georgetown University|The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
online medical education relevance public health literacy physician efficacy yet requires certain standard reliability internet potential viable medical education tool viewer must able discern information reliableour aim perform literature review determine compare various methods used analyzing youtube videos patient education efficacy information accuracy qualityin november 2016 comprehensive search within pubmed embase resulted 37 included studiesthe review revealed video evaluation study first established search terms exclusion criteria methods analyze videos consistent manner majority evaluators devised scoring system variations innumerable within studys methodsin comparing 37 studies found overall common steps taken evaluate content however concrete set methods exist notable since many patients turn internet medical information yet lack tools evaluate advice given however common aim discovering healthrelated content public accessing credible material