[ XXXX related content on YouTube: unregulated and concerning].

@entity1 @entity1067 @entity2581
INTRODUCTION: Information derived from social media sources is being used to save lives and take vital life altering decisions. You @entity2581 is one of the most widely used social media for seeking medical information. Quality of information available to @entity1 and medical professionals on YouTube with regards to @entity1067 ( @entity1067 ), a common urological condition, w.as assessed. MATERIALS AND METHODS: First 1 00 videos results on @entity1067 were analysed by three independent observers and graded based on the quality of information provided using an indigenous grading system of five points ranging from not useful to Informative for the Medical Professional. Correlation of this score with rank, number of views and "likes" was performed. Source of videos was identified along with analysis of comments. RESULTS: A large proportion of videos (63%) was found to be irrelevant to the search, projected wrong facts or provided very basic    information about prostate and the disease. A small but significant number of videos contained useful and relevant information. Only a handful of videos were useful for the urologist and adequate to guide the @entity1 . A negative correlation between the quality of videos and their ranking on search was observed. CONCLUSIONS: YouTube offers very few high quality resources for @entity1 and physicians. There is a significant negative correlation between useful videos and higher ranks in search results, but no correlation with number of views and likes. The first video in such results should be issued by a governing body that serves as the gold standard for @entity1 and physicians.
