Lyme Disease and Youtube: A Cross-Sectional Study of Video Contents
Document Type
Presentation
Presentation Date
4-14-2017
Abstract or Description
Objectives: Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease. People seek health information on Lyme disease from YouTubeTM videos. In this study, we investigated if the contents of Lyme disease-related YouTubeTM videos varied by their sources.
Methods: Most viewed English YouTubeTM videos (n = 100) were identified and manually coded for contents and sources.
Results: Within the sample, 40 videos were consumer-generated, 31 were internet-based news, 16 were professional, and 13 were TV news. Compared with consumer-generated videos, TV news videos were more likely to mention celebrities (odds ratio [OR], 10.57; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.13–52.58), prevention of Lyme disease through wearing protective clothing (OR, 5.63; 95% CI, 1.23–25.76), and spraying insecticides (OR, 7.71; 95% CI, 1.52–39.05).
Conclusion: A majority of the most popular Lyme disease-related YouTubeTM videos were not created by public health professionals. Responsible reporting and creative video-making facilitate Lyme disease education. Partnership with YouTubeTM celebrities to co-develop educational videos may be a future direction.
Sponsorship/Conference/Institution
Georgia Southern University Research Symposium
Location
Statesboro, GA
Recommended Citation
Basch, Corey H., Lindsay A. Mullican, Kwanza D. Boone, Jingjing Yin, Alyssa Berdnik, Marina E. Eremeeva, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung.
2017.
"Lyme Disease and Youtube: A Cross-Sectional Study of Video Contents."
Biostatistics Faculty Presentations.
Presentation 103.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/biostat-facpres/103
