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8. Preoperative Fibrinogen-to-Albumin Ratio as Potential Predictor of Bladder Cancer: A Monocentric Retrospective Study

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Barone, Biagio, primary, Napolitano, Luigi, additional, Reccia, Pasquale, additional, De Luca, Luigi, additional, Morra, Simone, additional, Turco, Carmine, additional, Melchionna, Alberto, additional, Caputo, Vincenzo Francesco, additional, Cirillo, Luigi, additional, Fusco, Giovanni Maria, additional, Mastrangelo, Francesco, additional, Calace, Francesco Paolo, additional, Amicuzi, Ugo, additional, Morgera, Vincenzo, additional, Romano, Lorenzo, additional, Trivellato, Massimiliano, additional, Mattiello, Gennaro, additional, Sicignano, Enrico, additional, Passaro, Francesco, additional, Ferretti, Gianpiero, additional, Giampaglia, Gaetano, additional, Capone, Federico, additional, Manfredi, Celeste, additional, and Crocetto, Felice, additional

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2022
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9. Preoperative monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio as a potential predictor of bladder cancer

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Napolitano, Luigi, primary, Barone, Biagio, additional, Reccia, Pasquale, additional, De Luca, Luigi, additional, Morra, Simone, additional, Turco, Carmine, additional, Melchionna, Alberto, additional, Morgera, Vincenzo, additional, Cirillo, Luigi, additional, Fusco, Giovanni Maria, additional, Mirto, Benito Fabio, additional, Napodano, Giorgio, additional, Del Biondo, Dario, additional, Prezioso, Domenico, additional, Imbimbo, Ciro, additional, and Crocetto, Felice, additional

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2022
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10. Reply to a letter to the editor regarding the published article: “YouTube™ as a source of information on bladder pain syndrome: A contemporary analysis”

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Morra, Simone, primary, Collà Ruvolo, Claudia, additional, Napolitano, Luigi, additional, La Rocca, Roberto, additional, Celentano, Giuseppe, additional, Califano, Gianluigi, additional, Creta, Massimiliano, additional, Capece, Marco, additional, Turco, Carmine, additional, Cilio, Simone, additional, Melchionna, Alberto, additional, Gerundo, Gerardo, additional, Trama, Francesco, additional, Mangiapia, Francesco, additional, Fusco, Ferdinando, additional, Mirone, Vincenzo, additional, and Longo, Nicola, additional

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2022
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11. Looking for cystoscopy on YouTube: Are videos a reliable information tool for internet users?

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Turco, Carmine, primary, Collà Ruvolo, Claudia, additional, Cilio, Simone, additional, Celentano, Giuseppe, additional, Califano, Gianluigi, additional, Creta, Massimiliano, additional, Capece, Marco, additional, La Rocca, Roberto, additional, Napolitano, Luigi, additional, Mangiapia, Francesco, additional, Spirito, Lorenzo, additional, Morra, Simone, additional, Melchionna, Alberto, additional, Fusco, Ferdinando, additional, Mirone, Vincenzo, additional, and Longo, Nicola, additional

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2022
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12. Analysis of quality information provided by “Dr. YouTubeTM” on Phimosis

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Cilio, Simone, primary, Collà Ruvolo, Claudia, additional, Turco, Carmine, additional, Creta, Massimiliano, additional, Capece, Marco, additional, La Rocca, Roberto, additional, Celentano, Giuseppe, additional, Califano, Gianluigi, additional, Morra, Simone, additional, Melchionna, Alberto, additional, Mangiapia, Francesco, additional, Crocetto, Felice, additional, Verze, Paolo, additional, Palmieri, Alessandro, additional, Imbimbo, Ciro, additional, and Mirone, Vincenzo, additional

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2022
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13. Analysis of quality information provided by “Dr. YouTubeTM” on Phimosis

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Cilio, Simone, Collà Ruvolo, Claudia, Turco, Carmine, Creta, Massimiliano, Capece, Marco, La Rocca, Roberto, Celentano, Giuseppe, Califano, Gianluigi, Morra, Simone, Melchionna, Alberto, Mangiapia, Francesco, Crocetto, Felice, Verze, Paolo, Palmieri, Alessandro, Imbimbo, Ciro, and Mirone, Vincenzo

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The objective of the current study was to evaluate the quality of the information provided in YouTubeTMvideos on phimosis. The term “phimosis” was searched on YouTubeTM, and the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) for Audio/Visual Materials (Understandability and Actionability sections, good-quality score of minimum 70%) and misinformation scale (rated from 1 to 5) were used to assess video quality. Quality assessment was investigated over time. Of all, 60 were eligible for analysis. Healthcare providers were the authors of 75.0% of the videos, and 73.3% of the videos were patient-targeted. The median Understandability score was 42.9% (interquartile range [IQR]:34.5–58.9) and ranged from 28.6 to 42.9% (2013–2020). The median Actionability score was 50.0% (IQR:25.0–56.2) and ranged from 25.0 to 50.0% (2013–2020). The median misinformation score was 2.8/5 (IQR:1.6–3.6), and although the score fluctuated over time, the median score was 2.6 both in 2013 and in 2020. According to our results, although an increase of PEMAT over time was observed, the overall quality of the information uploaded on YouTubeTMis low. Therefore, at present, YouTubeTMcannot be recommended as a reliable source of information on phimosis. Video producers should upload higher-quality videos to help physicians and patients in the decision-making process.

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2023
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14. Testicular pain and youtube™: are uploaded videos a reliable source to get information?

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Melchionna, Alberto, primary, Collà Ruvolo, Claudia, additional, Capece, Marco, additional, La Rocca, Roberto, additional, Celentano, Giuseppe, additional, Califano, Gianluigi, additional, Creta, Massimiliano, additional, Napolitano, Luigi, additional, Morra, Simone, additional, Cilio, Simone, additional, Turco, Carmine, additional, Caputo, Vincenzo, additional, Longo, Nicola, additional, Mirone, Vincenzo, additional, and Imbimbo, Ciro, additional

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2022
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15. YouTube TM as a source of information on bladder pain syndrome: A contemporary analysis

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Morra, Simone, primary, Collà Ruvolo, Claudia, additional, Napolitano, Luigi, additional, La Rocca, Roberto, additional, Celentano, Giuseppe, additional, Califano, Gianluigi, additional, Creta, Massimiliano, additional, Capece, Marco, additional, Turco, Carmine, additional, Cilio, Simone, additional, Melchionna, Alberto, additional, Gerundo, Gerardo, additional, Trama, Francesco, additional, Mangiapia, Francesco, additional, Fusco, Ferdinando, additional, Mirone, Vincenzo, additional, and Longo, Nicola, additional

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2021
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17. YouTubeTM as a source of information on bladder pain syndrome: A contemporary analysis.

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Morra, Simone, Collà Ruvolo, Claudia, Napolitano, Luigi, La Rocca, Roberto, Celentano, Giuseppe, Califano, Gianluigi, Creta, Massimiliano, Capece, Marco, Turco, Carmine, Cilio, Simone, Melchionna, Alberto, Gerundo, Gerardo, Trama, Francesco, Mangiapia, Francesco, Fusco, Ferdinando, Mirone, Vincenzo, and Longo, Nicola

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INTERSTITIAL cystitis, INFORMATION resources, PATIENT education
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Aim: To evaluate the quality of YouTube™ videos on bladder pain syndrome (BPS) and to investigate whether they can be used as a reliable source of information. Methods: The search term "bladder pain syndrome" was used on YouTubeTM platform. The first 100 videos were selected. Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool for audio‐visual content (PEMAT A/V), Global Quality Score (GQS), Misinformation tool, and DISCERN score were used to assess videos' quality content. Pearson's test was used to assess potential correlations between variables. Results: Seventy‐nine videos were suitable for the analyses. The median PEMAT A/V Understandability score and PEMAT A/V Actionability score were 66.7% (interquartile range [IQR]: 46.2–100.0) and 75.0% (IQR: 37.5–100.0), respectively. According to GQS, 26 (32.9%), 32 (40.5%), 3 (3.8%), 15 (19.0%), and 3 (3.8%) videos were excellent, good, moderate, generally poor, and poor, respectively. According to Misinformation tool, of all videos, 81% (n = 64), 6.3% (n = 5), 5.1% (n = 4), 5.1% (n = 4), 2.5% (n = 2) had respectively no, very little, moderate, high, and extreme misinformation. The overall median DISCERN score ranged from 5.0 (IQR: 2.0–5.0) to 5.0 (IQR: 5.0–5.0). A positive statistically significant correlation was found between video length and PEMAT A/V Understandability (r = 0.27, p = 0.01), video length and PEMAT A/V Actionability (r =.26, p = 0.02), and video length and DISCERN Question 16 (r = 0.28, p = 0.01). Conclusions: Nowaday, the overall quality of YouTubeTM videos on BPS have been evaluated good according to PEMAT A/V, GQS, Misinformation tool, and DISCERN score. It is possible to assume that YouTubeTM may be considered as a reliable source of information on BPS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2022
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20. Looking for cystoscopy on YouTube: Are videos a reliable information tool for internet users?

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Carmine Turco, Claudia Collà Ruvolo, Simone Cilio, Giuseppe Celentano, Gianluigi Califano, Massimiliano Creta, Marco Capece, Roberto La Rocca, Luigi Napolitano, Francesco Mangiapia, Lorenzo Spirito, Simone Morra, Alberto Melchionna, Ferdinando Fusco, Vincenzo Mirone, Nicola Longo, Turco, Carmine, Collà Ruvolo, Claudia, Cilio, Simone, Celentano, Giuseppe, Califano, Gianluigi, Creta, Massimiliano, Capece, Marco, La Rocca, Roberto, Napolitano, Luigi, Mangiapia, Francesco, Spirito, Lorenzo, Morra, Simone, Melchionna, Alberto, Fusco, Ferdinando, Mirone, Vincenzo, and Longo, Nicola

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Urology, Video Recording, Humans, Cystoscopy, Social Media, Human
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Objective: The Internet is an important and easily accessible source of information. The aim of the current study was to investigate the quality of YouTube videos on cystoscopy and to establish if they can be used as a reliable information tool for internet users. Materials and methods: The search term “cystoscopy” was used on YouTube platform and the first 120 YouTube videos were analyzed. To assess the video quality Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) for Audiovisual (A/V) Materials (Understandability and Actionability sections), Misinformation score and Global Quality Score (GQS) were used. Results: Of all 120 videos, 72 were included in the analyses. Of all videos, 59.7% (n = 43), and 40.3% (n = 29) were targeted to General Public and Healthcare Workers. Moreover, “technical aspects” was the main topic addressed (n = 29, 40.3%). The median PEMAT A/V Understandability and Actionability scores were 50.0% (IQR: 39.1-70.0) and 66.7% (IQR: 33.3- 100.0), respectively. The median Misinformation score ranged from 1.0 to 3.0. According to GQS, 22 (30.6%), 26 (36.1%), 16 (22.2%), 8 (11.1%) videos were poor, generally poor, moderate, and good, respectively. No video was evaluated as excellent. Conclusions: Today, YouTube videos on cystoscopy are more frequently uploaded by healthcare workers, who share information about specific aspects of this procedure. However, the quality of YouTube contents on cystoscopy is still poor. Therefore, currently users interested in cystoscopy cannot rely on YouTube to get good informative material on this topic. In consequence, future authors should focus on improving the quality of video contents on cystoscopy

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2022

21. YouTube TM as a source of information on bladder pain syndrome: A contemporary analysis

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Luigi Napolitano, Marco Capece, Claudia Collà Ruvolo, Gerardo Gerundo, Giuseppe Celentano, Alberto Melchionna, Ferdinando Fusco, Carmine Turco, Massimiliano Creta, Roberto La Rocca, Francesco Trama, Simone Morra, Nicola Longo, Francesco Mangiapia, Gianluigi Califano, Simone Cilio, Vincenzo Mirone, Morra, Simone, Collà Ruvolo, Claudia, Napolitano, Luigi, La Rocca, Roberto, Celentano, Giuseppe, Califano, Gianluigi, Creta, Massimiliano, Capece, Marco, Turco, Carmine, Cilio, Simone, Melchionna, Alberto, Gerundo, Gerardo, Trama, Francesco, Mangiapia, Francesco, Fusco, Ferdinando, Mirone, Vincenzo, and Longo, Nicola

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medicine.medical_specialty, business.industry, Bladder Pain Syndrome, social media, Urology, Interstitial cystitis, medicine.disease, Correlation, Interquartile range, Internal medicine, Quality Score, medicine, internet, Neurology (clinical), Misinformation, interstitial cystiti, misinformation, business
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Aim: To evaluate the quality of YouTube™ videos on bladder pain syndrome (BPS) and to investigate whether they can be used as a reliable source of information. Methods: The search term "bladder pain syndrome" was used on YouTubeTM platform. The first 100 videos were selected. Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool for audio-visual content (PEMAT A/V), Global Quality Score (GQS), Misinformation tool, and DISCERN score were used to assess videos' quality content. Pearson's test was used to assess potential correlations between variables. Results: Seventy-nine videos were suitable for the analyses. The median PEMAT A/V Understandability score and PEMAT A/V Actionability score were 66.7% (interquartile range [IQR]: 46.2-100.0) and 75.0% (IQR: 37.5-100.0), respectively. According to GQS, 26 (32.9%), 32 (40.5%), 3 (3.8%), 15 (19.0%), and 3 (3.8%) videos were excellent, good, moderate, generally poor, and poor, respectively. According to Misinformation tool, of all videos, 81% (n = 64), 6.3% (n = 5), 5.1% (n = 4), 5.1% (n = 4), 2.5% (n = 2) had respectively no, very little, moderate, high, and extreme misinformation. The overall median DISCERN score ranged from 5.0 (IQR: 2.0-5.0) to 5.0 (IQR: 5.0-5.0). A positive statistically significant correlation was found between video length and PEMAT A/V Understandability (r = 0.27, p = 0.01), video length and PEMAT A/V Actionability (r = .26, p = 0.02), and video length and DISCERN Question 16 (r = 0.28, p = 0.01). Conclusions: Nowaday, the overall quality of YouTubeTM videos on BPS have been evaluated good according to PEMAT A/V, GQS, Misinformation tool, and DISCERN score. It is possible to assume that YouTubeTM may be considered as a reliable source of information on BPS.

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2021

22. Retinal and Optic Disc Vascular Changes in Patients Using Long-Term Tadalafil: A Prospective Non-Randomized Matched-Pair Study

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Achille Aveta, Giuseppe Celentano, Chiara Comune, Gilda Cennamo, Marco Capece, Daniela Montorio, Ciro Imbimbo, Gianluigi Califano, Alberto Melchionna, Felice Crocetto, Capece, Marco, Montorio, Daniela, Comune, Chiara, Aveta, Achille, Melchionna, Alberto, Celentano, Giuseppe, Imbimbo, Ciro, Crocetto, Felice, Califano, Gianluigi, and Cennamo, Gilda

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Medicine (General), medicine.medical_specialty, erectile dysfunction, Clinical Biochemistry, Nerve fiber layer, Article, 03 medical and health sciences, chemistry.chemical_compound, R5-920, 0302 clinical medicine, Vascularity, Ophthalmology, Medicine, In patient, business.industry, Retinal, medicine.disease, eye, radical prostatectomy, eye diseases, Tadalafil, Ganglion, Erectile dysfunction, medicine.anatomical_structure, chemistry, retinal vascularity, 030221 ophthalmology & optometry, sense organs, medicine.symptom, business, tadalafil, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, Optic disc, medicine.drug
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Retinal, choroidal and optic disc vascularity has never been evaluated in patients taking PDE5is long-term. The aim of our study was to evaluate the neurostructural and vascular changes after long-term use of tadalafil, using spectral domain (SD)-optical coherence tomography (OCT) and optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). In the present clinical trial, 27 patients who have been taking tadalafil 20 mg on alternate days (OAD) for at least 6 months (Group A) were enrolled. The matched group consisted of 27 healthy men (Group B). Both groups of patients underwent SD-OCT to study ganglion cell complex (GCC), retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and choroidal thickness and OCTA for the evaluation of superficial capillary plexus (SCP), deep capillary plexus (DCP), choriocapillaris (CC) and radial peripapillary capillary (RPC). A reduction in SCP, DCP and RPC vessel density was found in patients using tadalafil long-term. Retinal and optic disc toxicity may be detected using modifications of capillary vessel density. Further studies are needed to investigate the possibility of a causal association.

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2021

23. Analysis of quality information provided by "Dr. YouTube TM " on Phimosis.

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Cilio S, Collà Ruvolo C, Turco C, Creta M, Capece M, La Rocca R, Celentano G, Califano G, Morra S, Melchionna A, Mangiapia F, Crocetto F, Verze P, Palmieri A, Imbimbo C, and Mirone V

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Humans, Health Personnel, Video Recording, Social Media
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The objective of the current study was to evaluate the quality of the information provided in YouTube TM videos on phimosis. The term "phimosis" was searched on YouTube TM , and the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) for Audio/Visual Materials (Understandability and Actionability sections, good-quality score of minimum 70%) and misinformation scale (rated from 1 to 5) were used to assess video quality. Quality assessment was investigated over time. Of all, 60 were eligible for analysis. Healthcare providers were the authors of 75.0% of the videos, and 73.3% of the videos were patient-targeted. The median Understandability score was 42.9% (interquartile range [IQR]:34.5-58.9) and ranged from 28.6 to 42.9% (2013-2020). The median Actionability score was 50.0% (IQR:25.0-56.2) and ranged from 25.0 to 50.0% (2013-2020). The median misinformation score was 2.8/5 (IQR:1.6-3.6), and although the score fluctuated over time, the median score was 2.6 both in 2013 and in 2020. According to our results, although an increase of PEMAT over time was observed, the overall quality of the information uploaded on YouTube TM is low. Therefore, at present, YouTube TM cannot be recommended as a reliable source of information on phimosis. Video producers should upload higher-quality videos to help physicians and patients in the decision-making process., (© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.)

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2023
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24. YouTube TM as a source of information on bladder pain syndrome: A contemporary analysis.

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Morra S, Collà Ruvolo C, Napolitano L, La Rocca R, Celentano G, Califano G, Creta M, Capece M, Turco C, Cilio S, Melchionna A, Gerundo G, Trama F, Mangiapia F, Fusco F, Mirone V, and Longo N

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Communication, Humans, Video Recording, Cystitis, Interstitial, Social Media
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Aim: To evaluate the quality of YouTube™ videos on bladder pain syndrome (BPS) and to investigate whether they can be used as a reliable source of information., Methods: The search term "bladder pain syndrome" was used on YouTube TM platform. The first 100 videos were selected. Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool for audio-visual content (PEMAT A/V), Global Quality Score (GQS), Misinformation tool, and DISCERN score were used to assess videos' quality content. Pearson's test was used to assess potential correlations between variables., Results: Seventy-nine videos were suitable for the analyses. The median PEMAT A/V Understandability score and PEMAT A/V Actionability score were 66.7% (interquartile range [IQR]: 46.2-100.0) and 75.0% (IQR: 37.5-100.0), respectively. According to GQS, 26 (32.9%), 32 (40.5%), 3 (3.8%), 15 (19.0%), and 3 (3.8%) videos were excellent, good, moderate, generally poor, and poor, respectively. According to Misinformation tool, of all videos, 81% (n = 64), 6.3% (n = 5), 5.1% (n = 4), 5.1% (n = 4), 2.5% (n = 2) had respectively no, very little, moderate, high, and extreme misinformation. The overall median DISCERN score ranged from 5.0 (IQR: 2.0-5.0) to 5.0 (IQR: 5.0-5.0). A positive statistically significant correlation was found between video length and PEMAT A/V Understandability (r = 0.27, p = 0.01), video length and PEMAT A/V Actionability (r = .26, p = 0.02), and video length and DISCERN Question 16 (r = 0.28, p = 0.01)., Conclusions: Nowaday, the overall quality of YouTube TM videos on BPS have been evaluated good according to PEMAT A/V, GQS, Misinformation tool, and DISCERN score. It is possible to assume that YouTube TM may be considered as a reliable source of information on BPS., (© 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC.)

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2022
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