Table 3: Association of educational and video quality scores by content creator type. Professional provider: board-certified otolaryngologist MD/DO (n = 1), non-otolaryngology MD/DO (n = 3), non-physician healthcare provider (i.e dentists, PharmD, DPT, RN, NP, PA) (n = 10), licensed professional non-healthcare providers (i.e acupuncturists) (n = 13). Non-professional/patient: patients (n = 320) and other content creator (n = 16).
Grading System |
Content Creator Type |
Mean |
Standard Deviation |
p |
AVQ |
Professional |
2.06 |
0.55 |
0.006* |
Non-professional/patient |
1.76 |
0.46 |
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GQS |
Professional |
3.06 |
0.83 |
< 0.001* |
Non-professional/patient |
2.02 |
0.45 |
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DISCERN |
Professional |
10.4 |
3.36 |
< 0.001* |
Non-professional/patient |
6.26 |
0.92 |
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PEMAT-U |
Professional |
75.4 |
18.6 |
0.101 |
Non-professional/patient |
81.7 |
19.7 |
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PEMAT-A |
Professional |
76 |
41.4 |
< 0.001* |
Non-professional/patient |
55.6 |
29.6 |
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JAMA Benchmark Criteria |
Professional |
1.1 |
0.29 |
< 0.0001* |
Non-professional/patient |
0.05 |
0.23 |
p = p-value, * = significant (a = 0.05). AVQ: Audiovisual Quality Scale; GQS: Global Quality Scale; PEMAT-U/A: Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool-Understandability/Actionability.