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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Exercise: Evaluation of YouTube Videos

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Atigan, Ayhan, Atigan, Alev·2023·Cureus
DOI 10.7759/cureus.35093PMC PMC10024815
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OBJECTIVES: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder in the reproductive female population. These young patients often and easily watch YouTube videos on the Internet to learn about their condition and find a natural solution. Our goal is to analyze the contents of PCOS exercise videos. METHODS: In July 2022, research data were collected by typing the term "PCOS exercise" in the search tab on the incognito YouTube page. One hundred and ninety eight videos that met the inclusion criteria were analyzed in detail. The basic data of the videos available on YouTube was recorded. In addition, the DISCERN, global quality score (GQS), and video power index (VPI) scoring systems were calculated by two independent researchers. RESULTS: The profiles of the video uploaders were: health employee 28 (14.1%), nutritionist 25 (12.6%), sports trainer 48 (24.2%), patient 21 (10.6%), undefined 76 (38.4%), and their countries were: India 91 (46%), Europe and England 36 (18.2%), USA and Canada 54 (27.3%), and other countries 17 (8.6%). The distribution of video content was yoga 58 (29.3%), aerobic exercise 38 (19.2%), strengthening exercise 44 (22.2%), and unified 58 (29.3%). The mean values were: video duration (15.27±11.27), total views (3,070,957±16,474,197), likes (48,116±283,308), dislikes (930±4102), VPI (97.82±7.28), GQS (3.89±1.05), DISCERN (33.62±10.42), subscriber counts (985,614±2,222,354), and comment counts (1741±10,689). Europe-England and America-Canada videos were of better quality for DISCERN and GQS scores than those from other countries. CONCLUSION: Overcoming PCOS requires a lifestyle change, including exercise and diet. There is no consensus on which type of exercise is better yet. However, the necessity of regular exercise is known. We showed yoga and Indian hegemony in YouTube "PCOS exercise" videos.

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  • Most of the videos (n = 133, 67.2%) were uploaded after the COVID-19 pandemic, mainly by health employees (n = 28, 14.1%), yet only 8.6% (n = 17) cited a scientific article.

    “Most of the videos (n = 133, 67.2%) were uploaded after the COVID-19 pandemic, mainly by health employees (n = 28, 14.1%), yet only 8.6% (n = 17) cited a scientific article [68].”

    From Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and the Internet of Things: A Scoping Review (2024) · cites this paper as [68]

    The Results and Table 1 report that 133 of 198 videos (67.2%) were uploaded after the pandemic and that 17 (8.6%) cited a scientific article. They also report 28 health-employee uploaders (14.1%), but health employees were not the main uploader group: 48 were sports trainers and 76 were unidentified. (LLM, conf=0.91)

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  • Three of the included studies, originating from Turkey, Jamaica, and the UK, analyzed YouTube content.

    “Three of the included studies, originating from Turkey [68], Jamaica [69], and the UK [72], analyzed YouTube content.”

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    The Materials and methods section says the study analyzed 198 YouTube videos, supporting the part attributed to this citation. Our copy does not identify the study as originating from Turkey; its country figures in the Results describe video uploaders, not the study’s origin. The Jamaica and UK studies have separate citations and are not judged here. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • Ten studies included information regarding the use of social media, and two other studies that mention social media were described in the overall context of mobile apps and machine learning.

    “Ten studies included information regarding the use of social media [40,41,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75]. Two other studies that mention social media were described in the overall context of mobile apps [60] and machine learning [76] (Supplementary File S3).”

    From Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and the Internet of Things: A Scoping Review (2024) · cites this paper as [68]

  • Most of the included social media studies (n = 6) were published in 2023, and two were published in 2022.

    “Most of the included studies (n = 6) were published in 2023 [68,69,71,72,73,74], and two were published in 2022 [70,75].”

    From Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and the Internet of Things: A Scoping Review (2024) · cites this paper as [68]

  • The videos were mainly about yoga (n = 58, 29.3%), strength training (n = 44, 22.2%), aerobic exercise (n = 38, 19.2%), or a combination of at least two of those exercises (n = 58, 29.3%).

    “The videos were mainly about yoga (n = 58, 29.3%), strength training (n = 44, 22.2%), aerobic exercise (n = 38, 19.2%), or a combination of at least two of those exercises (n = 58, 29.3%) [68].”

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Authors
Atigan, A., & Atigan, A.
Affiliations
Karabük University (TR)
Corresponding author
Atigan, Ayhan
ORCID
Atigan, Ayhan
Venue
Cureus
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2023-02-17
Volume
15
Issue
2
Pages
e35093-e35093
ISSN
2168-8184 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.7759/cureus.35093
PMC
PMC10024815
OpenAlex
W4321253250
Cited by
7
References
24
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2
FWCI
1.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • Cureus (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Social Media in Health Education
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Ovarian function and disorders
Keywords
polycystic ovary syndrome, physical activity, YouTube videos, health information quality, DISCERN, Global Quality Score, Video Power Index, yoga, aerobic exercise, resistance training, online health information, video quality assessment, lifestyle intervention, India–United States comparison, PCOS symptoms

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