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The Roles of YouTube and WhatsApp in Dementia Education for the Older Chinese American Population: Longitudinal Analysis.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Dementia remains a stigmatized topic in the Chinese community. OBJECTIVE:This study aims to analyze and compare the usage of dementia educational YouTube videos and the modalities of video sharing over a 6-year period. METHODS:Dementia educational videos were uploaded to YouTube. Data was collected over a 6-year period. Results from the first 3 years were compared to those from the second 3 years using descriptive statistics and chi-square analysis. RESULTS:Over 6 years, the dementia educational videos generated a total watch time of 269,388 minutes, 37,690 views, and an average view duration of 7.1 minutes. Comparing the first and second 3-year periods of video performance data, there was a longer watch time (59,262 vs 210,126 minutes), more total views (9387 vs 28,303 views), and a longer average view duration (6.3 vs 7.4 minutes). Furthermore, WhatsApp has become a leading external traffic source and top sharing service, accounting for 43.5% (929/2137) and 67.0% (677/1011), respectively. CONCLUSIONS:Over 6 years, YouTube has become an increasingly popular tool to deliver culturally sensitive dementia education to Chinese Americans. WhatsApp continues to be the preferred method of sharing dementia education and has become a top external traffic source to dementia educational videos. Taken together, these social media platforms are promising means of reducing the disparity in dementia knowledge in linguistically and culturally isolated populations.

SUBMITTER: Shu S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7186870 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The Roles of YouTube and WhatsApp in Dementia Education for the Older Chinese American Population: Longitudinal Analysis.

Shu Sara S Woo Benjamin K P BKP

JMIR aging 20200413 1

<h4>Background</h4>Dementia remains a stigmatized topic in the Chinese community.<h4>Objective</h4>This study aims to analyze and compare the usage of dementia educational YouTube videos and the modalities of video sharing over a 6-year period.<h4>Methods</h4>Dementia educational videos were uploaded to YouTube. Data was collected over a 6-year period. Results from the first 3 years were compared to those from the second 3 years using descriptive statistics and chi-square analysis.<h4>Results</h ...[more]

PMID: 32281940

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The Roles of YouTube and WhatsApp in Dementia Education for the Older Chinese American Population: Longitudinal Analysis.

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The Roles of YouTube and WhatsApp in Dementia Education for the Older Chinese American Population: Longitudinal Analysis.

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