Table 2.
Characteristics of YouTube™ videos (n = 200) related to low back pain.
| Type | |
| Animation | 13 (6.5%) |
| Program or interview | 187 (93.5%) |
| Years uploaded, | 4 (2–7) |
| Duration (min) | 10 (5–15) |
| Source of content | |
| Business-related | 95 (47.5%) |
| Associations/researchers | 7 (3.5%) |
| Not available | 98 (49%) |
| Category of speaker | |
| Physical therapist | 80 (40.0%) |
| Physical educator | 62 (31.0%) |
| Massage therapist | 24 (12.0%) |
| Physician | 24 (12.0%) |
| Layperson | 10 (5.0%) |
| Language | |
| English | 199 (99.5%) |
| Portuguese | 1 (0.5%) |
| Source | |
| Channel | 145 (72.5%) |
| Individual | 55 (27.5%) |
| Intention* | |
| Inform on diagnosis | 28 (14.0%) |
| Inform on prognosis | 2 (2.0%) |
| Inform on epidemiology | 6 (3.0%) |
| Inform on risks | 3 (1.5%) |
| Inform on intervention | 200 (100.0%) |
| None of the above | 4 (2.0%) |
| Diagnostic recommendations | |
| No recommendation | 127 (63.5%) |
| At least one recommendation | 73 (36.5%) |
| Treatment recommendations | |
| No recommendation | 100 (50.0%) |
| At least one recommendation | 100 (50.0%) |
| Views | 2 018 167 (1 372 712–3 651 597) |
| Likes | 537 (415–818) |
| Dislikes | 283 (156–498) |
| Comments | 404 (168–950) |
Data are median (25th–75th percentiles) and frequency (proportion).
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There are videos with more than one intention. This variable was used just in the descriptive analysis.