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Evaluation of Usability of Youtube Videos about Diastema Closure in Patient Information and Student Education

Year 2025, Volume: 28 Issue: 4, 505 - 511, 29.12.2025

Serra Kutlu Katırcıoğlu , Nihan Özel Erçel

https://doi.org/10.7126/cumudj.1700803

Abstract

Evaluation of usability of YouTube videos about diastema closure in patient information and student education
ABSTRACT
Objectives: Our study aims to evaluate the usability of diastema closure applications found on YouTube for patient and student education.
Materials and Methods: On April 4, 2023, a search was performed on YouTube using the search term "Diastema Closure." Of the first 350 videos recorded, only 105 were included in the research. The following were recorded for each video: views, likes, dislikes, length in seconds, month since upload, category, and features such as source of upload. The quality of the videos was evaluated and analyzed using the following tools: Global Quality Score (GQS), Usefulness Score (US), and The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) scores.
Results: A positive correlation was found between the number of video views and likes, as well as between video upload time and the JAMA score. The mean Quality score values are 2 for GQS and JAMA, and 0 for Usefulness. There is a moderate, positive, and statistically significant correlation between the GQS and usefulness scores (r=0.617, p<0.001).
Conclusions: YouTube videos of the diastema closure procedure were deemed insufficient for educating students and patients.
Keywords: Diastema closure, Medical education, Social media, YouTube
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Amaç: Çalışmamızın amacı YouTube'da bulunan diastema kapatma uygulamalarının hasta ve öğrenci eğitiminde kullanılabilirliğini değerlendirmektir.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: 4 Nisan 2023'te YouTube'da "Diastema Closure" arama terimi kullanılarak bir arama yapıldı. Kaydedilen ilk 350 videodan yalnızca 105'i araştırmaya dahil edildi. Her video için şunlar kaydedildi: görüntülemeler, beğenmeler, beğenmemeler, saniye cinsinden uzunluk, yüklemeden bu yana geçen ay, kategori ve yükleme kaynağı gibi özellikler. Videoların kalitesi şu araçlar kullanılarak değerlendirildi ve analiz edildi: Küresel Kalite Puanı (GQS), Faydalılık Puanı (ABD) ve Amerikan Tabipler Birliği Dergisi (JAMA) puanları.
Bulgular: Video görüntüleme ve beğeni sayıları ile video yükleme süresi ve JAMA puanı arasında pozitif bir korelasyon bulundu. Ortalama Kalite puanı değerleri GQS ve JAMA için 2, Usefulness score için 0'dır. GQS ve faydalılık puanları arasında orta düzeyde, pozitif ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir korelasyon vardır (r=0,617, p<0,001).
Sonuçlar: Diastema kapatma işlemine ait YouTube videolarının öğrenci ve hasta eğitimi açısından yetersiz olduğu değerlendirildi.
Anahtar kelimeler: Diastema kapatma, Medikal eğitim, Sosyal medya, YouTube

Keywords

Diastema closure Medical education Social media YouTube

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Year 2025, Volume: 28 Issue: 4, 505 - 511, 29.12.2025

Serra Kutlu Katırcıoğlu , Nihan Özel Erçel

https://doi.org/10.7126/cumudj.1700803

Abstract

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Primary Language English
Subjects Restorative Dentistry
Journal Section Research Article
Authors

Serra Kutlu Katırcıoğlu 0000-0001-5127-0885

Nihan Özel Erçel 0000-0001-8506-7623

Submission Date May 16, 2025
Acceptance Date June 18, 2025
Publication Date December 29, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 28 Issue: 4

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EndNote Kutlu Katırcıoğlu S, Özel Erçel N (December 1, 2025) Evaluation of Usability of Youtube Videos about Diastema Closure in Patient Information and Student Education. Cumhuriyet Dental Journal 28 4 505–511.

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