JAAA CEU Program

The questions below refer to Manchaiah et al, “A Content Analysis of YouTube Videos Related to Hearing Aids,” pages 636–645.

Learner Outcomes

Readers of this article should be able to:

• Understand the importance of online information concerning hearing health

• Recall the content as well as the understandability and actionability of information on YouTube about hearing aids

CEU Questions

1. Why do people use the internet for health information?

   • Easy access

   • Reliable information

   • No other choice

2. Actionability in the context of health information refers to:

   • The ability to comprehend and extract key information

   • The ability to identify actions that can be taken on the basis of information

   • The consideration of treatment options

3. The following tool can be used to examine the understandability and actionability of audiovisual materials:

   • DISCERN

   • PEMAT

   • PEMAT-A/V

4. What is the most frequently used method to evaluate online videos about health?

   • Popularity rating

   • Expert rating

   • PEMAT-A/V

5. The following is a popularity measure of a YouTube video:

   • URL

   • Duration of video

   • Likes

6. In YouTube videos about hearing aids, a strong relationship was observed between the following:

   • The number of views and thumbs-up

   • The number of views and thumbs-down

   • The number of thumbs-up and thumbs-down

7. YouTube videos about hearing aids most frequently contained information about the following:

   • Hearing aid type

   • Benefi ts of hearing aids

   • Information about hearing loss

8. In YouTube videos about hearing aids, the cost of hearing aids was most often discussed by the following:

   • Professionals

   • Consumers

   • The media

9. In terms of actionability, the hearing aid information on YouTube was found to be:

   • Inadequate

   • Adequate

   • Superior

10. Audiologists need to know the content of YouTube videos on hearing aids for the following reason:

    • To encourage patients to watch them

    • To be prepared to discuss and clarify patient concerns that may arise from watching such videos

    • To correct misinformation in YouTube videos

Publication History

Article published online:
10 March 2021