ANÁLISE DE VÍDEOS DO YOUTUBE SOBRE EVENTOS ADVERSOS EM SAÚDE ANALYSIS OF YOUTUBE VIDEOS ABOUT ADVERSE HEALTH EVENTS ANÁLISIS DE VIDEOS DE YOUTUBE SOBRE EVENTOS ADVERSOS EN SALUD Pesquisa

This was an exploratory study with a quantitative approach carried out on the YouTube video sharing website. It aimed at analyzing videos from YouTube about adverse health events identifying the existence of relationships to patient safety. The search of videos was performed in December of 2013, on the YouTube website by combining “patient safety and adverse events”. Thirteen videos were analyzed according to the indicators: duration; author; date of posting; total views; category; approach; focus; health professionals cited; type of adverse health event approached; causes; consequences; prevention strategies; and relationships with patient safety. Despite the incipient number of videos being elucidated, considering the actual relevance of the subject, they highlighted the relationship between patient safety and adverse health event, focusing on prevention strategies.