OBJECTIVES: With the use of YouTube™, this study provides results on both the demographics and public perception for a sample of videos of canine epilepsy. METHODS: A random sample of 150 videos was collected, the uploader description was recorded, and viewers' comments were coded according to their emotional and informational content. RESULTS: More comments were found to be sympathetic than derogatory, and there were more information-providing than information-seeking comments. The number of sympathetic comments was found to correlate positively with the number of derogatory comments, and the number of information-providing comments correlated positively with the number of information-seeking comments. CONCLUSION: These findings shed light on the variation in perceptions of seizures in dogs, which are interestingly more sympathetic towards dogs with epilepsy than towards humans with epilepsy. This highlights the potential future use of YouTube in investigating public views as well as in informing and educating.
OBJECTIVES: With the use of YouTube™, this study provides results on both the demographics and public perception for a sample of videos of canineepilepsy. METHODS: A random sample of 150 videos was collected, the uploader description was recorded, and viewers' comments were coded according to their emotional and informational content. RESULTS: More comments were found to be sympathetic than derogatory, and there were more information-providing than information-seeking comments. The number of sympathetic comments was found to correlate positively with the number of derogatory comments, and the number of information-providing comments correlated positively with the number of information-seeking comments. CONCLUSION: These findings shed light on the variation in perceptions of seizures in dogs, which are interestingly more sympathetic towards dogs with epilepsy than towards humans with epilepsy. This highlights the potential future use of YouTube in investigating public views as well as in informing and educating.
Authors: Lynn K Herrmann; Elisabeth Welter; Anne T Berg; Adam T Perzynski; Jamie R Van Doren; Martha Sajatovic Journal: Epilepsy Behav Date: 2016-05-18 Impact factor: 2.937
Authors: Rowena M A Packer; Mette Berendt; Sofie Bhatti; Marios Charalambous; Sigitas Cizinauskas; Luisa De Risio; Robyn Farquhar; Rachel Hampel; Myfanwy Hill; Paul J J Mandigers; Akos Pakozdy; Stephanie M Preston; Clare Rusbridge; Veronika M Stein; Fran Taylor-Brown; Andrea Tipold; Holger A Volk Journal: BMC Vet Res Date: 2015-02-18 Impact factor: 2.741