YouTube Searching and Self-Treatment Behaviors Among Patients With Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Before and After Clinic Visits: Prospective Observational Study
This study demonstrates that YouTube searching and self-treatment behaviors for BPPV change following clinical consultation. These findings highlight the importance of patient education during clinical encounters in addressing previsit online information use and mitigating inappropriate self-treatment practices.
Authors
- Guil Rhim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6182-9184)
- Moon Jung Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4148-9116)
Institutions
- Konyang University (KR)
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Formative Research
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/80966
- Primary Topic
- Vestibular and auditory disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00