YouTube as a Source of Information on Oropharyngeal Dysphagia Exercises: A Quality and Reliability Analysis

ABS TRACT Objective: Dysphagia exercises are a cornerstone and have a very important place in oropharyngeal dysphagia rehabilitation.In this study, we investigated the reliability and quality of dysphagia exercise videos on YouTube.Material and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, videos were sorted by relevance by searching the YouTube platform with the keywords "dysphagia exercises," "dysphagia rehabilitation," "dysphagia physical therapy," and "dysphagia physiotherapy," and 50 videos out of 200 were evaluated.Video parameters have been recorded.The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) criteria, the Modified Quality Criteria for Consumer Health Information (mDISCERN) scale, and the Global Quality Scale (GQS) were used to assess reliability and quality.Low, medium, and highquality groups were created according to the GQS score.Results: Of the videos, 28% (n=14) were of low quality, 22% (n=11) were of medium quality, and 50% (n=25) were of high quality.Of the physician-uploaded videos, 100% (n=5) were of high quality.No significant differences in video parameters were found between the quality groups or between the sources.High-quality videos had significantly higher JAMA and mDISCERN scores than low-quality videos (p<0.001).The mDISCERN score for physicians was significantly higher than that for the website group (p<0.001).Conclusion: YouTube is a high-quality video source for dysphagia exercises.All videos shared by clinicians are of high quality, and high-quality videos are more reliable.Healthcare professionals should educate patients using YouTube about the importance of video sources and direct them to a reliable source.