Abstract
Patient education is an important aspect in the management of hypertension and YouTube has become a popular platform for sharing hypertension-related information, but concerns persist regarding the accuracy and reliability of such content in the context of patient education. To address this issue, this cross-sectional type of observational study aims to assess YouTube’s information on hypertension using the Global Quality Score (GQS) and Reliability Score (DISCERN SCORE), which evaluate the quality and trustworthiness of the YouTube content, and the Video Power Index (VPI). Majority of the videos are uploaded by physicians (26, 33.3 percent) and most give information about causes/etiology, treatment, complications (n = 51, 65.38%) each. The median GQS for all the videos is 4. The median reliability score is 4. The statistical test used is Kruskal - Wallis Test. The p value of VPI, GQS, and Reliability score among various types of uploader are 0.264, 0.347 and 0.452. Hence, there is no statistical significance (p value > 0.05). The analysis therefore suggests that the quality of these videos is moderate. Although they usually provide accurate information, they lack comprehensiveness and may have a biased perspective.
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Guntur Medical College, Dr. N.T.R University of Health Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Geethiikha Jammula
Government Baroda Medical College and S.S.G. Hospital, Vadodara, India
Juhi Ardeshna-Chovatiya
St. George’s University School of Medicine, West Indies, Grenada
Nadia Djahanshahi
Saint George’s University, School of Medicine, University Centre Grenada, West Indies, Grenada
Marina Samuel Basta
Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur, India
Krishna Amarlal Katariya
Sohar Extended Health Centre, Sohar, Oman
Iorwuese Ali Daniel
B. J. Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, India
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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by Geethiikha Jammula (GJ), Juhi Ardeshna-Chovatiya (JAC), Nadia Djahanshahi (ND), Marina Samuel Basta (MSB), Krishna Amarlal Katariya (KAK), Iorwuese Ali Daniel (IAD), and, Saumya Joshi (SJ). The first draft of the manuscript was written by GJ, JAC, ND, MSB, KAK, IAD, and SJ, and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Jammula, G., Ardeshna-Chovatiya, J., Djahanshahi, N. et al. Assessing the quality and reliability of youtube information on hypertension: a comprehensive analysis. J Hum Hypertens (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41371-025-00999-6
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