YouTube As a Source of Information on ‘Manual Blood Pressure Measurement’

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of the study is to evaluate the quality and reliability of videos on manual blood pressure measurement on YouTube. Patients and Methods: In January 2021, the first 100 videos found as a result of a search with the keywords ‘manual blood pressure measurement’ on YouTube were watched and evaluated. Based on the exclusion cri- teria, 75 videos were included in the study. Duplicate videos, irrelevant videos, and videos in languages other than English were excluded from the study. Each video was scored according to the questions prepared based on the guidelines. The GQS score and the ‘reliability’ score were used to assess the quality of the videos. Results: According to the checklist prepared based on the hypertension consensus report, the mean score of the videos was 8.33 ± 2.1. When the videos were evaluated according to their sources, the average score of the videos of the health sites was 9 ± 2.5, the average score of the videos of the individual healthcare professionals was 8.66 ± 1.8, the average score of the videos of unidentified individuals was 7.54 ± 2.1. Conclusion: Manual blood pressure measurement videos on YouTube have little educational value. Videos of health websites should be preferred for education.