The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality and reliability of smoking cessation videos on YouTube: a comparative study across three pandemic periods
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a transient improvement in the quality of smoking cessation content on YouTube, driven largely by contributions from healthcare professionals. However, the post-pandemic decline in content quality underscores the need for sustained digital health strategies and greater professional engagement to promote reliable online health information.
Authors
- Yağmur Gökseven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0003-9832)
- Saliha Büşra Aksu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0432-6801)
- G Ozturk
- Seda Özmen Sever (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2451-6074)
Institutions
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- Şişli Etfal Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- University of Health Sciences Antigua (AG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1675473
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00