Quality of YouTube Videos on Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Patient Education

Table 5

Discern.

Component	Score
Are the aims clear?	1–5
Does it achieve its aims?	1–5
Is it relevant?	1–5
Is it clear what sources were used to compile the publication?	1–5
Is it clear when the information used or reported in the publication was produced?	1–5
Is it balanced and unbiased?	1–5
Does it provide details of additional sources of support and information?	1–5
Does it refer to areas of uncertainty?	1–5
Does it describe how each treatment works?	1–5
Does it describe the benefits of each treatment?	1–5
Does it describe the risks of each treatment?	1–5
Does it describe what would happen if no treatment is used?	1–5
Does it describe how the treatment choices affect the overall quality of life?	1–5
Is it clear there may be more than one possible treatment choices?	1–5
Does it provide support for shared decision making?	1–5
Rate the publication overall	1–5
Average	1–5

Adapted from https://www.discern.org.uk/discern_instrument.php.