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‘How to stop a nosebleed’: a combined objective and subjective assessment of YouTube videos on first-aid management of epistaxis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2023

Haran Devakumar Open the ORCID record for Haran Devakumar [Opens in a new window] ,
Bhavesh V Tailor Open the ORCID record for Bhavesh V Tailor [Opens in a new window] ,
Victoria Perkins  and
Dimitris Ioannidis
Haran Devakumar*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Broomfield Hospital, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Chelmsford, UK
Bhavesh V Tailor
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Broomfield Hospital, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Chelmsford, UK
Victoria Perkins
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Broomfield Hospital, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Chelmsford, UK
Dimitris Ioannidis
Affiliation:
ENT Department, Colchester Hospital, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Colchester, UK
*
Corresponding author: Haran Devakumar; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Objective

A previous study in 2016 found that the quality of YouTube videos on epistaxis first-aid management was highly variable. This study aimed to reassess the accuracy and patient understandability of such YouTube videos.

Method

YouTube was searched using the phrase ‘How to stop a nosebleed’. The highest 50 ranking videos, based on relevance, were screened. Each video was assessed objectively using a standardised ‘advice score’, and subjectively using a video understandability and actionability checklist, the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool for Audiovisual Materials (‘PEMAT-A/V’).

Results

The mean advice score was 4.1 out of 8. The mean (standard deviation) understandability and actionability scores were 76 per cent (17 per cent) and 89 per cent (18 per cent), respectively. There was a strong positive correlation between the actionability scores and the advice scores (ρ = 0.634; p < 0.001), and between the actionability scores and the understandability scores (ρ = 0.519; p = 0.002).

Conclusion

YouTube videos are providing increasingly relevant advice for patients seeking healthcare information. YouTube is proposed as a useful medium for teaching epistaxis management to patients and community practitioners.

Keywords

Epistaxischecklist
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Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 138 , Issue 2 , February 2024 , pp. 169 - 177
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of J.L.O. (1984) LIMITED

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