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Table 6 Total completeness score, interaction index, and VPI by video source, video subject, and video form

From: Assessment of reliability and information quality of YouTube videos about root canal treatment after 2016

 

Total completeness score

Interaction index

VPI

Video source

 Dentist

4.39 ± 2.65

1.26 ± 1.62

2695.5 ± 10,419.1

 Specialist

4.03 ± 1.99

0.98 ± 0.69

274.9 ± 1208.4

 Commercial

2.67 ± 1.37

0.85 ± 0.87

339.2 ± 462.5

 University

3.00 ± 0.82

1.35 ± 0.35

70.2 ± 48.1

 Others

3.78 ± 2.99

0.59 ± 0.34

330.5 ± 498.7

p-value

0.413a

0.076a

0.186a

Video subject

 Information for dentists

3.28 ± 1.73

1.25 ± 1.33

2048.7 ± 8909.9

 Information for laypersons

5.08 ± 2.72

0.82 ± 0.85

211.5 ± 406.3

p-value

0.002b*

0.022b*

0.470b

Video form

 Real procedure

3.33 ± 1.81

1.32 ± 1.53

2595.9 ± 9980.6

 Clinician explanation

4.91 ± 2.41

0.65 ± 0.39

96.4 ± 180.4

 Animation

4.36 ± 2.77

1.04 ± 0.78

209.9 ± 399.6

p-value

0.046a*

0.093a

0.219a

  1. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation
  2. VPI Video power index
  3. aKruskal–Wallis test was used
  4. bMann-Whitney U test was used
  5. *p < 0.05