TY - JOUR
T1 - YouTube videos on botulinum toxin a for wrinkles
T2 - A useful resource for patient education
AU - Wong, Katharine
AU - Doong, Judy
AU - Trang, Trinh
AU - Joo, Sarah
AU - Chien, Anna L.
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported by American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR). The authors have indicated no significant interest with commercial supporters. J. Doong and T. Trang contributed equally to the study.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Inc.Grant: Supported by American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR). The authors have indicated no significant interest with commercial supporters. J. Doong and T. Trang contributed equally to the study.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - BACKGROUND Patients interested in botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) for wrinkles search for videos on YouTube, but little is known about the quality and reliability of the content. OBJECTIVE The authors examined the quality, reliability, content, and target audience of YouTube videos on BTX for wrinkles. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, the term "Botox" was searched on YouTube. Sixty relevant videos in English were independently categorized by 2 reviewers as useful informational, misleading informational, useful patient view, or misleading patient view. Disagreements were settled by a third reviewer. Videos were rated on the Global Quality Scale (GQS) (1 = poor, 5 = excellent). RESULTS Sixty-three percent of the BTX YouTube videos were useful informational (GQS = 4.4 ±0.7), 33% as useful patient view (GQS = 3.21 ±1.2), 2% as misleading informational (GQS = 1), and 2% as misleading patient view (GQS = 2.5). CONCLUSION The large number of useful videos, high reliability, and the wide range of content covered suggests that those who search for antiwrinkle BTX videos on YouTube are likely to view high-quality content. This suggests that YouTube may be a good source of videos to recommend for patients interested in BTX.
AB - BACKGROUND Patients interested in botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) for wrinkles search for videos on YouTube, but little is known about the quality and reliability of the content. OBJECTIVE The authors examined the quality, reliability, content, and target audience of YouTube videos on BTX for wrinkles. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, the term "Botox" was searched on YouTube. Sixty relevant videos in English were independently categorized by 2 reviewers as useful informational, misleading informational, useful patient view, or misleading patient view. Disagreements were settled by a third reviewer. Videos were rated on the Global Quality Scale (GQS) (1 = poor, 5 = excellent). RESULTS Sixty-three percent of the BTX YouTube videos were useful informational (GQS = 4.4 ±0.7), 33% as useful patient view (GQS = 3.21 ±1.2), 2% as misleading informational (GQS = 1), and 2% as misleading patient view (GQS = 2.5). CONCLUSION The large number of useful videos, high reliability, and the wide range of content covered suggests that those who search for antiwrinkle BTX videos on YouTube are likely to view high-quality content. This suggests that YouTube may be a good source of videos to recommend for patients interested in BTX.
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U2 - 10.1097/DSS.0000000000001242
DO - 10.1097/DSS.0000000000001242
M3 - Article
C2 - 28877151
AN - SCOPUS:85044043027
VL - 43
SP - 1466
EP - 1473
JO - Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology
JF - Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology
SN - 1076-0512
IS - 12
ER -