Transdermal Testosteron Terapisi Hakkında YouTube'daki Videoların Güvenilirliği: Kesitsel Çalışma

Abstract

Objective: To compare the quality and reliability of YouTube videos (YTVs) about transdermal testosterone (TT) uploaded by physicians and non-physicians. Material and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, ''Transdermal testosterone'', ''TESTOGEL'', ''AndroGel'', ''Testim'' and ''Testosterone Cream'' terms were searched on YouTube. The most related 94 videos were used for statistical analysis. All videos were divided into 2 categories based on the uploaders: physicians and non-physicians. Videos' length, view counts, date of uploading, number of comments, like counts were recorded. Global Quality Scale (GQS), Quality Criteria for Consumer Health Information (DISCERN) and The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) scores were used to evaluate the quality, reliability and content of each YTV. In all scoring tests, a high score indicates high quality videos. Results: 53% of the analyzed YTVs related TT were uploaded by physicians. There was no significant difference between video uploaders (physicians and non-physicians group) in video duration (p=0.099), time since upload (p=0.557), total view count (p=0.952), dailly view ratio (p=0.850), number of commends (p=0.127) and likes (p=0.606). The mean GQS, DISCERN, and JAMA scores for YTV uploaded by physicians were higher than those of non-physicians (3.8, 56, 2.56, and 1.68, respectively; 29.4, 1.18, respectively). Longer video duration was associated with higher quality videos only in the physicians group, not in the non-physicians group (p<=0.001). A positive correlation was found between the duration of the videos and quality scores (GQS, DISCERN and JAMA) in only physicians group (p=<0.001). Conclusion: All health professionals and physicians should be aware of the importance of testosterone related information on YouTube. Most YTVs don't have enough true information about testosterone. They should upload high-quality content videos to YouTube to prevent misinformation pollution and testosterone misuse