reviewHealth Informatics JournalMar 25, 2014Closed access

Healthcare information on YouTube: A systematic review

Clemson University

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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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Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • 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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