Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: minority of videos provided unbiased information about breast reconstruction and, in one particular study, less than half of videos were considered "useful."6 The use of internet as an informational source for mastectomy was profoundly affected by Angelina Jolie's announcement of her prophylactic bilateral mastectomy in May 2013.As a result of the 'Angelina effect', internet traffic to the National Cancer Institute's online resources was reported to increase 795-fold (up to nearly 70 000 views) compared to the week before her announcement.7 Our study demonstrates that YouTube is an important source of information for patients considering mastectomy.Limitations of our study include the cross-sectional design, limited scope of videos examples and coding only certain aspects of each video.Findings from this study are less relevant to women unlikely to use the internet and YouTube to inform their decisions.However, our study contributes to understanding what information is available on widely viewed YouTube videos for women interested in learning about mastectomy.Given its pervasive reach, additional research is needed to find ways to disseminate accurate information about mastectomy through YouTube, particularly for women considering mastectomy as treatment for breast cancer.
Source: The Breast Journal
DOI: 10.1111/tbj.13222
Institutions: Columbia University, William Paterson University
Language: English
Subfield: Health
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2914561265