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Table 7 Reliability scores by video source, video subject, and video form

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

 

Modified DISCERN

JAMA

GQS

Video source

 Dentist

1.93 ± 1.27

2.49 ± 0.68

2.90 ± 0.74

 Specialist

2.41 ± 0.98

2.69 ± 0.64

3.06 ± 0.62

 Commercial

1.33 ± 0.82

3.67 ± 0.52

2.50 ± 0.55

 University

2.57 ± 1.13

3.29 ± 0.76

3.00 ± 0.58

 Others

1.44 ± 1.13

2.00 ± 1.00

2.56 ± 1.13

p-value

0.044a*

0.001a*

0.317a

Video subject

 Information for dentists

1.98 ± 0.94

2.67 ± 0.83

2.91 ± 0.58

 Information for laypersons

2.16 ± 1.46

2.61 ± 0.72

2.89 ± 0.92

p-value

0.544b

0.734b

0.836b

Video form

 Real procedure

1.91 ± 1.00

2.58 ± 0.78

2.89 ± 0.65

 Clinician explanation

2.41 ± 1.40

2.55 ± 0.60

3.05 ± 0.65

 Animation

2.82 ± 0.91

2.82 ± 0.91

2.82 ± 0.91

p-value

0.330a

0.242a

0.626a

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