Open AccessSurgical mesh information on YouTube(TM): Evaluating the usage and reliability of videos for patient education
Author(s) -
Garson Chan,
Emma Yanko,
Liang G. Qu,
Ariel Zilberlicht,
Deb Karmakar,
Athina Pirpiris,
Johan Gani
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
canadian urological association journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1920-1214
pISSN - 1911-6470
DOI - 10.5489/cuaj.7706
Subject(s) - comprehension , reliability (semiconductor) , quality (philosophy) , the internet , usability , scale (ratio) , medicine , medical physics , multimedia , computer science , medical education , world wide web , power (physics) , philosophy , physics , epistemology , quantum mechanics , human–computer interaction , programming language
Patients in search of answers to health-related questions often seek out information on the internet. The current study aimed to evaluate the quality of videos on the topic of mesh pertaining to its use in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse.