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Evaluate the quality, reliability, and transparency of YouTube videos on lipoedema.

Assessment of YouTube™ videos on lipoedema: Quality, reliability, and educational gaps in a lymphatic disorder

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Evaluate the quality, reliability, and transparency of YouTube videos on lipoedema.
Searched YouTube for videos on 'lipoedema' using specific criteria.
Included videos longer than 60 seconds with intelligible audio.
Rated videos using DISCERN, GQS, and JAMA criteria by two independent physicians.
Recorded metrics such as upload date, views, likes, and uploader type.
Analyzed 92 videos with a mean DISCERN score of 33.47 (poor).
Only 6.6% of videos were rated as high quality.
Videos showed strong correlation of views with likes and comments, but weak correlation with subscribers.

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Analysis reveals poor educational quality of YouTube videos on lipoedema, indicating a need for better content quality.

Çiftkaya et al. (2026) studied this question.

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