Introduction

YouTube is the most widely used video hosting website in the world; however, the quality and reliability of information is unknown. The aim of this study is to evaluate the content and distribution of the most popular videos on YouTube about migraine.

Methods

We searched for migraine-related videos on the online video hosting resource YouTube (http://youtube.com/). Two authors screened the titles and video descriptions independently for all videos with a view count of ≥ 10,000 views. For each video we recorded descriptive data, the source/author and the primary purpose/content.

Results

We identified 351 eligible videos. In total, there was more than 3 days of content viewed more than 163 million times. Only 9% of these videos were authored by healthcare professionals. The majority (44%) of videos focused on complementary and alternative medicine.

Discussion

YouTube provides a wide array of easily accessible information on migraine, ranging from authoritative sources to potentially questionable content. If used uncritically, this may result in inadequate clinical management. Peer-reviewed information on migraine mechanisms and treatment is needed to provide the best available evidence for the public and patients. Ideally, a professional society or foundation such as the International Headache Society would develop, curate, and distribute content.

中文翻译：

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YouTube 上的偏头痛状况：将 YouTube 作为偏头痛信息来源的评论。

介绍

YouTube 是世界上使用最广泛的视频托管网站；然而，信息的质量和可靠性是未知的。本研究的目的是评估 YouTube 上最流行的偏头痛视频的内容和分布。

方法

我们在在线视频托管资源 YouTube (http://youtube.com/) 上搜索了与偏头痛相关的视频。两位作者独立筛选了所有观看次数≥ 10,000 次的视频的标题和视频描述。对于每个视频，我们都记录了描述性数据、来源/作者和主要目的/内容。

结果

我们确定了 351 个符合条件的视频。总共有超过 3 天的内容浏览量超过 1.63 亿次。这些视频中只有 9% 是由医疗保健专业人员创作的。大多数 (44%) 视频专注于补充和替代医学。

讨论

YouTube 提供了大量易于访问的关于偏头痛的信息，从权威来源到可能存在问题的内容。如果不加批判地使用，这可能会导致临床管理不充分。需要有关偏头痛机制和治疗的同行评审信息，以便为公众和患者提供最佳可用证据。理想情况下，专业协会或基金会（例如国际头痛协会）将开发、策划和分发内容。