The quality and reliability of patient education regarding sound therapy videos for tinnitus on YouTube

This new worldwide dataset evaluated the quality and reliability of web-based health information regarding tinnitus sound therapy for patient education. The popularity and usage of tinnitus sound therapy have greatly increased online due to the proliferation of smart devices, though it remains unclear whether this is an effective method for patient education or assisting patients with tinnitus. If low-quality videos were to garner greater patient attention, concerns would arise over the veracity of clinical practices and treatment efficacy.Therefore, YouTube was chosen in this dataset as a prime representation of online sharing platforms and a sample of 100 of the most easily accessible videos was selected through evaluative measures.This dataset presents the precise rankings of the 100 videos on a range of questionnaires, including DISCERN, GQS, JAMA-benchmark, PEMAT, etc., and is meticulously categorised. This information was primarily utilised to evaluate different aspects of the quality of tinnitus sound therapy videos accessible online. It is anticipated that these results will be valuable for future meta-analyses of health-related information evaluations on the internet.

本全球性全新数据集针对用于患者教育的耳鸣声疗相关网络健康信息的质量与可靠性展开了评估。得益于智能设备的普及，耳鸣声疗的线上普及率与使用率大幅提升，但目前尚不清楚该疗法是否可作为有效的患者教育手段，或是用于辅助耳鸣患者的临床干预。若低质量视频获得更多患者关注，则可能引发临床实践真实性与治疗有效性相关的诸多担忧。因此，本数据集选取YouTube作为在线分享平台的典型代表，并通过标准化评估流程筛选出100个最易获取的相关视频作为研究样本。本数据集基于DISCERN、GQS、JAMA-benchmark、PEMAT等一系列评估工具，为这100个视频给出了精准排名，并进行了细致分类。该数据集的核心应用场景为评估在线可获取的耳鸣声疗视频的多维度质量表现。本研究预期该结果将为未来开展的互联网健康信息评估元分析提供关键参考依据。