Evaluating the Accuracy and Quality Of Information In Lumbar Lordosis Videos Shared On YouTube

Quality Of Information In Lumbar Lordosis

Abstract

The Internet has become the most convenient means of obtaining quick and comprehensive information throughout all aspects of one's life. It is believed that global Internet usage increased by 962.6% between 2000 and 2017, with 51% population of the world being able to use the world wide web. Methods: On December 1, 2022, the research involved a YouTube search using the terms "lumbar lordosis," "lumber hyper lordosis," "Rehabilitation of lumbar lordosis," "Treatment of hyper lordosis," and "physiotherapy of lumber lordosis." The first 40 videos were recorded for evaluation based on their relevance to this keyword. Two independent observers evaluated the videos. View counts, number of likes, video content, and days since upload were all recorded. The video quality was assessed using the global quality score (GQS), the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), and the DISCERN scores. Results: Likes on videos are not statistically significant with GQS (p=0.068), DISCERN (p=0.468), and JAMA (p=0.638) scores. According to PEARSON’S correlation test, views on YouTube videos are not statistically significantly correlated with DISCERN (p=0.507), but views on YouTube are significantly correlated with JAMA (p=0.039), views on YouTube videos are statistically correlated with GQS (0.048). The t-test value was 0.000 for JAMA, 0.429 for DISCERN and 1.215 for GQS with a p-value of 1.000 for JAMA, 0.669 for DISCERN and 0.22 for GQS which was greater than 0.05. It demonstrated a statistically insignificant association between the JAMA, GQS, and DISCERN. Conclusion: The Smartphone goniometric application was found to be a reliable and valid measurement method for active wrist range of motion in this investigation.

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