Aim: YouTube is one of the most popular video-sharing platforms and is used by many people as a source of information regarding health conditions. Although there are many studies examining YouTube health-related videos in terms of quality, content and accuracy, there is not any study observing the content of YouTube videos about the “Pap smear test.” Therefore, we intended to evaluate YouTube videos related to the Pap smear test. Methods: We made a search by typing “Pap smear test” and observed the first 100 videos. According to our selection criteria, only 42 videos were reviewed. We used 3 different questionnaires to rate the videos. The videos were independently rated by 2 gynecologists in terms of technical aspects, follow-up protocol, and video quality. Results: Our study showed that clarity of the technical aspects of Pap smear testing (Q1) was 40% and that of the follow-up protocol (Q2) was only 11%. In terms of video quality (Q3), the adequacy rate was 34%. There was a statistically significant negative correlation between search rank and the video power index (which increased as the ranking decreased to rank 1, r: −0.481). Conclusion: We did not find quality and reliable information on YouTube videos about the Pap smear test, which is important for early detection of cervical cancers. While preparing health-related videos for YouTube and similar websites, the support of professional healthcare workers will help provide more accurate content.
Acta Cytologica

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YouTube是否提供可靠且高质量的信息？子宫颈抹片检查视频评估。

目的： YouTube是最流行的视频共享平台之一，被许多人用作有关健康状况的信息来源。尽管有许多研究从质量，内容和准确性方面检查与YouTube健康相关的视频，但没有任何研究可以观察到有关“子宫颈抹片检查”的YouTube视频内容。因此，我们打算评估与子宫颈抹片检查相关的YouTube视频。方法：我们通过键入“子宫颈抹片检查”进行搜索，并观察了前100个视频。根据我们的选择标准，仅审核了42个视频。我们使用了3种不同的问卷来对视频进行评分。这些视频在技术方面，后续协议和视频质量方面由2位妇科医生独立评估。结果：我们的研究表明，子宫颈抹片检查（Q1）的技术方面的清晰度为40％，后续方案（Q2）的清晰度仅为11％。就视频质量（第3季度）而言，充足率​​为34％。搜索等级与视频功率指数之间存在统计上显着的负相关关系（随着排名下降到等级1，r呈负相关，r：-0.481）。结论：我们没有在YouTube视频中找到有关子宫颈抹片检查的高质量和可靠信息，这对于宫颈癌的早期发现很重要。在为YouTube和类似网站准备与健康相关的视频时，专业医护人员的支持将有助于提供更准确的内容。
细胞学学报