Anesthesia videos in geriatric and elderly patients on YouTube: content, quality, reliability, and usefulness assessment

In our study, we examined YouTube videos covering anesthesia topics for geriatric and elderly patients. The highest usefulness scores were obtained from personal blogs; however, all sources generally showed low usefulness. The quality of the videos was assessed using the GQS, and their reliability was evaluated with the M-DISCERN. On both scales, the videos showed moderate performance across all sources. These findings indicate a need for more comprehensive and informative content on YouTube, especially for the education of healthcare professionals and patients. To better address the needs of elderly patients, the richness of content and educational value of these videos should be enhanced.