Awareness, Anesthesia
Conditions
Keywords
YouTube, DISCERN score, Usefullness score, Global quality score (GQS), Journal of the american medical association (JAMA) score, Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool for Audiovisual Content (PEMAT-A/V)
Brief summary
This study aims to evaluate the quality and reliability of YouTube videos related to anesthesia awareness. Using the search terms anesthesia awareness and waking up during surgery, the first 100 videos from each search query will be identified and their URLs recorded. After applying predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria, an eligible video list will be created for independent reviewers. Each video will be assessed using five validated scoring instruments: the modified DISCERN score, the Global Quality Scale (GQS), the JAMA benchmark criteria, the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool for Audiovisual Content (PEMAT-A/V), and a usefulness score. The study seeks to characterize the educational value and accuracy of publicly available online content on anesthesia awareness.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Mentese State Hospital
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Videos in English language. * Videos addressing anesthesia awareness or waking up during surgery. * Publicly available on YouTube at the time of the search. * Within the first 100 results for each keyword search. * Containing audio and/or visual content suitable for evaluation using the predefined scoring tools.
Exclusion criteria
* Non-English language videos. * Duplicate videos. * Videos not relevant to the topic. * Videos shorter than 60 seconds or longer than 60 minutes. * Videos with audio or visual issues preventing content evaluation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Overall quality score of YouTube videos on anesthesia awareness | A cross-sectional YouTube search will be conducted at study initiation, and the identified videos will be evaluated over approximately two weeks. | The reliability and accuracy of YouTube videos on anesthesia awareness and waking up during surgery will be assessed using a validated scoring tool (modified DISCERN). In this instrument, each item is scored as 1 = Yes (criterion met) or 0 = No (criterion not met), with a total score ranging from 0 to 5. Higher scores indicate more reliable content. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Video View Count | Baseline | Total number of views for each included video, will be recorded at the time of the cross-sectional YouTube search. |
| Upload Date | Baseline | The original upload date of each included video; used to calculate video age in days/months/years. |
| Engagement Metrics: Likes and Dislikes | Baseline | Total number of likes and dislikes (if available) recorded for each video. |
| Video Duration | Baseline | Length of each video in minutes and seconds. |
| Video Type Classification | Baseline | Categorization of videos based on format: single-narrator informational video, patient experience video, animation, or slide-based presentation. |
| Source Classification | Baseline | Classification of video uploaders into predefined categories: physician/hospital, non-physician healthcare personnel, medical/educational channel, or other. |
| Comment Count | Baseline | Number of comments posted under each included video. |
Outcome results
None listed