YouTube as a source of useful information on diabetes foot care. Issue 1 (October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Abedin, Tasnima; Ahmed, Salim; Al Mamun, Mohammad; Ahmed, Syed Walid; Newaz, Sanjida; Rumana, Nahid; Turin, Tanvir C.
• Is Part Of: Diabetes research and clinical practice. Volume 110:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: e1
• Page End: e4
• Publication Date: 2015-10
• Subjects: Diabetes -- Periodicals; Diabetes Mellitus -- Periodicals; 616.462
• DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2015.08.003
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0168-8227

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Diabetes foot care related videos in YouTube were assessed for their usefulness.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Two physicians independently ranked the usefulness of the videos.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">11.2% videos were categorized as very useful and uploaded by professionals.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">49.4% videos were categorized as not useful and were mostly advertisement.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">YouTube, despite its huge potential for health education, is not a good source of useful information on diabetic foot care.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>