Imperial College London
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Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham PC KBE FRS FMedSci HonFREng

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery & Cancer

Co-Director of the IGHI, Professor of Surgery
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 3312 1310a.darzi

 
 
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Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Wing (QEQM)St Mary's Campus

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Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Chidambaram:2022:10.2196/preprints.37546,
author = {Chidambaram, S and Maheswaran, Y and Chan, C and Hanna, L and Ashrafian, H and Markar, SR and Sounderajah, V and Alverdy, JC and Darzi, A},
doi = {10.2196/preprints.37546},
title = {Misinformation About the Human Gut Microbiome in YouTube Videos: Cross-sectional Study (Preprint)},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.37546},
year = {2022}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - <sec>                    <title>BACKGROUND</title>                        <p>Social media platforms such as YouTube are integral tools for disseminating information about health and wellness to the public. However, anecdotal reports have cited that the human gut microbiome has been a particular focus of dubious, misleading, and, on occasion, harmful media content. Despite these claims, there have been no published studies investigating this phenomenon within popular social media platforms.</p>                </sec>                                <sec>                    <title>OBJECTIVE</title>                        <p>The aim of this study is to (1) evaluate the accuracy and reliability of the content in YouTube videos related to the human gut microbiome and (2) investigate the correlation between content engagement metrics and video quality, as defined by validated criteria.</p>                </sec>                                <sec>                    <title>METHODS</title>                        <p>In this cross-sectional study, videos about the human gut microbiome were searched for on the United Kingdom version of YouTube on September 20, 2021. The 600 most-viewed videos were extracted and screened for relevance. The contents and characteristics of the videos were extracted and independently rated using the DISCERN quality criteria by 2 researchers.</p>                </sec>                                <sec>                    <title>RESULTS</title>                        <p>Overall, 319 videos accounting for 62,354,628 views were included. Of the 319 videos, 73.4% (n=234) were produced in North America and 78.7% (n=251) were uploaded between 2019 and 2021. A total of 41.1% (131/319) of videos were produced by nonprofit organizations. Of the videos, 16.3% (52/319) included an advertisement for a product or promoted a health
AU  - Chidambaram,S
AU  - Maheswaran,Y
AU  - Chan,C
AU  - Hanna,L
AU  - Ashrafian,H
AU  - Markar,SR
AU  - Sounderajah,V
AU  - Alverdy,JC
AU  - Darzi,A
DO  - 10.2196/preprints.37546
PY  - 2022///
TI  - Misinformation About the Human Gut Microbiome in YouTube Videos: Cross-sectional Study (Preprint)
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.37546
ER  -
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