Healthcare information on YouTube: A systematic review
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Abstract
This article reviews the peer-reviewed literature addressing the healthcare information available on YouTube. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were determined, and the online databases PubMed and Web of Knowledge were searched using the search phrases: (1) YouTube* AND Health* and (2) YouTube* AND Healthcare*. In all, 18 articles were reviewed, with the results suggesting that (1) YouTube is increasingly being used as a platform for disseminating health information; (2) content and frame analysis were the primary techniques employed by researchers to analyze the characteristics of this information; (3) YouTube contains misleading information, primarily anecdotal, that contradicts the reference standards and…
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- Health care
- Inclusion (mineral)
- Information Dissemination
- Government (linguistics)
- Internet privacy
- Social media
- Health information
- Trustworthiness
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Reduced inequalities
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