Health Care Workers Online YouTube Content Compared to AUA Prevention of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Women Guidelines: An Integrative Review of Quality and Comprehensiveness Analysis.
Urol Pract
; 11(3): 498-505, 2024 May.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
We document the quality, veracity, and comprehensiveness of recurrent UTI information on YouTube to increase health care workers' (HCWs') awareness of UTI-related content online, and to identify deficits in understanding, clarify misconceptions, and reduce stigmatization risk.METHODS:
High-traffic topic search terms were curated by Google Trends to extract 200 videos, of which 45 met inclusion criteria. Five independent reviewers used a standardized questionnaire based on the AUA recurrent UTI guidelines to assess the definition of UTI, marketing content, prophylaxis/prevention strategies, and antibiotic use/stewardship.RESULTS:
Incongruent or incomplete guideline UTI definitions were found in 78% (35/45) of videos (K = 0.40), despite 80% (36/45) being authored by HCWs. Forty-two percent (19/45) promoted nonguideline-based hygiene practices; 25% (11/45) advocated front-to-back wiping (K = 0.71). Descriptors identified within the videos included the mention of women with UTI as unclean. Only 55% (25/45) discussed increasing fluid intake (K = 0.59), while 33% (15/45) discussed the use of cranberry supplementation (K = 0.81).CONCLUSIONS:
Discussion of hygiene practices which lack a specific guideline statement is particularly evident. Descriptors that characterize women with UTI as "unclean" may create a health equity concern for women experiencing UTIs. These findings should alert HCWs to the scope and emphasis in online education that patients may view to self-educate; both the errors and the issues of equity are problematic. Educational materials on UTI should be based on evidence-based guidelines, such as those by the AUA.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Infecções Urinárias
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Vaccinium macrocarpon
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Mídias Sociais
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Gestão de Antimicrobianos
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá