A Framework of AI-Based Approaches to Improving eHealth Literacy and Combating Infodemic

Liu, Tianming; Xiang, Xiao

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.755808

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“…The government should establish programs to improve netizens’ eHealth literacy and strengthen their capacities to obtain, read, understand, and assess health care information so that they can use web-based COVID-19 information appropriately [ 74 ]. Moreover, natural language processing models and artificial intelligence (AI)-based approaches, including AI-augmented lifelong learning and AI-assisted translation, simplification, summarization, and filtering, may have the general advantages of building and enhancing netizens’ levels of digital or eHealth literacy [ 75 , 76 ]. Referencing Eysenbach’s fourth pillar of infodemic management, this study also suggests that data and information flow patterns on social media should be continuously monitored and analyzed [ 77 ].…”

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Cross-Verification of COVID-19 Information Obtained From Unofficial Social Media Accounts and Associated Changes in Health Behaviors: Web-Based Questionnaire Study Among Chinese Netizens

Li¹,

Chen²,

Deveaux³

et al. 2022

JMIR Public Health Surveill

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Background As social media platforms have become significant sources of information during the pandemic, a significant volume of both factual and inaccurate information related to the prevention of COVID-19 has been disseminated through social media. Thus, disparities in COVID-19 information verification across populations have the potential to promote the dissemination of misinformation among clustered groups of people with similar characteristics. Objective This study aimed to identify the characteristics of social media users who obtained COVID-19 information through unofficial social media accounts and were (1) most likely to change their health behaviors according to web-based information and (2) least likely to actively verify the accuracy of COVID-19 information, as these individuals may be susceptible to inaccurate prevention measures and may exacerbate transmission. Methods An online questionnaire consisting of 17 questions was disseminated by West China Hospital via its official online platforms, between May 18, 2020, and May 31, 2020. The questionnaire collected the sociodemographic information of 14,509 adults, and included questions surveying Chinese netizens’ knowledge about COVID-19, personal social media use, health behavioral change tendencies, and cross-verification behaviors for web-based information during the pandemic. Multiple stepwise regression models were used to examine the relationships between social media use, behavior changes, and information cross-verification. Results Respondents who were most likely to change their health behaviors after obtaining web-based COVID-19 information from celebrity sources had the following characteristics: female sex (P=.004), age ≥50 years (P=.009), higher COVID-19 knowledge and health literacy (P=.045 and P=.03, respectively), non–health care professional (P=.02), higher frequency of searching on social media (P<.001), better health conditions (P<.001), and a trust rating score of more than 3 for information released by celebrities on social media (P=.005). Furthermore, among participants who were most likely to change their health behaviors according to social media information released by celebrities, female sex (P<.001), living in a rural residence rather than first-tier city (P<.001), self-reported medium health status and lower health care literacy (P=.007 and P<.001, respectively), less frequent search for COVID-19 information on social media (P<.001), and greater level of trust toward celebrities’ social media accounts with a trust rating score greater than 1 (P≤.04) were associated with a lack of cross-verification of information. Conclusions The findings suggest that governments, health care agencies, celebrities, and technicians should combine their efforts to decrease the risk in vulnerable groups that are inclined to change health behaviors according to web-based information but do not perform any fact-check verification of the accuracy of the unofficial information. Specifically, it is necessary to correct the false information related to COVID-19 on social media, appropriately apply celebrities’ star power, and increase Chinese netizens’ awareness of information cross-verification and eHealth literacy for evaluating the veracity of web-based information.

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Cross-Verification of COVID-19 Information Obtained From Unofficial Social Media Accounts and Associated Changes in Health Behaviors: Web-Based Questionnaire Study Among Chinese Netizens

Li¹,

Chen²,

Deveaux³

et al. 2022

JMIR Public Health Surveill

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“…Using technologies such as natural language processing to detect misinformation (Internet and social media) (32) Ongoing monitoring of social media platforms (25) Monitoring social media data is the best way to track rumors in real-time (23) Detection of incorrect information by health care organizations and agencies, including verification agencies (23) Do more research on using artificial intelligence to detect fake news (27,33) automatically.…”

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Infodemic Challenges During COVID-19 Pandemic and the Strategies to Deal with Them: A Review Article

Aslani

Behmanesh

Davoodi

et al. 2022

Arch Clin Infect Dis

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Context: The phenomenon of infodemic following the outbreak of COVID-19 has led to several adverse public health consequences. Infodemic poses challenges at the community level, and identifying and adopting effective strategies against it can address many of these challenges. The present study aimed to determine the infodemic challenges of COVID-19 and the strategy to deal with them. Evidence acquisition: We searched PubMed and Scopus scientific databases using related keywords up to April 2022. The article selection process was based on the study’s inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data extraction was carried out using a data extraction form. We analyzed the extracted data through the content analyses method. Results: We identified infodemic challenges from related studies and classified them into nine main categories. These challenges included social hazards, improper health behavior, and scientific hazards. Other results show that strategies to deal with COVID-19 and other similar conditions can be classified into seven main categories, including the active confrontation with centers and scientific sources, the effective intervention of health care professionals, responsible participatory actions, actions of governments and authorities, monitoring and identifying incorrect information, heightening people’s awareness, and encouragement for vaccination. Conclusions: In this study, we identified and reported different coping strategies from all around the world that are very broad, and different countries and societies can use appropriate methods according to their situations and characteristics. Efforts to disseminate accurate information and prevent the propagation of incorrect information during a pandemic crisis can be vital.

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“…Peran media massa dan jejaring sosial selalu menjadi fundamental dalam pengelolaan informasi terkait kesehatan. Informasi yang didapatkan pun beragam mulai dari angka kejadian kasus setiap harinya, proses penyebaran covid-19 di seluruh negara, informasi mengenai pengobatan Covid-19 dan juga tindakan preventif lainnya (Liu & Xiao, 2021). Tingginya konsumsi masyarakat dalam mengakses informasi melalui media ini, membuat masyarakat bergantung pada kebutuhan internet.…”

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Edukasi sebagai Penghalang Berita Hoaks tentang Covid-19

Kamri

Reski

Aulia

et al. 2022

PJPM

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The rapid development of information and technology in all aspects has made the boundaries of the world smaller. The same thing happens in the world of health. People easily access information without looking at the accuracy and validity of the information source. In this limited era of the pandemic, it doesn't even become an obstacle to getting information. This service was a preventive measure to help people filter information obtained from online media. The service was carried out using social media where the community is easy to access and use. The method used was experimental quantitative. All respondents who meet the inclusion criteria can be included in the population. We used posters and videos to educate respondents. Respondents were aged <12 years were not included because they were related to immature patterns of understanding and capturing information. After they saw the posters and videos, the respondents would fill out a questionnaire to see their responses to the information provided. Therefore, we knew the results of the education provided to respondents. Around 144 respondents were obtained from several parts of Indonesia and the results showed that there were still around 20% of the people who believed in the circulating hoaxes about Covid-19. ABSTRAK Pesatnya perkembangan informasi dan teknologi di segala aspek membuat batas dunia menjadi semakin kecil. Hal yang sama terjadi juga dalam dunia kesehatan. Masyarakat mudah mengakses suatu informasi tanpa melihat akurasi dan validitas sumber informasi. Di era pandemi yang serba terbatas ini bahkan tidak menjadi halangan untuk mendapatkan informasi. Pengabdian ini menjadi sebuah langkah preventif untuk membantu masyarakat untuk menyaring informasi yang didapatkan dari media online. Pengabdian dilakukan menggunakan media sosial dimana masyarakat sangat mudah mengakses dan menggunakan. Metode yang digunakan adalah kuantitatif eksperimen dimana semua responden yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi dapat masuk dalam populasi. Kami menggunakan poster dan video untuk memberikan edukasi kepada responden. Responden usia <12 tahun tidak diikutkan karena terkait dengan pola pemahaman dan penangkapan informasi yang belum matang. Setelah mereka melihat poster dan video, maka responden akan mengisi sebuah kuesioner untuk melihat respons mereka terhadap informasi yang diberikan, sehingga kami akan mengetahui hasil dari edukasi yang diberikan kepada responden. Responden yang didapatkan sekitar 144 dari beberapa wilayah Indonesia dan hasilnya menunjukkan masih ada sekitar 20% masyarakat yang percaya akan hoaks yang beredar tentang Covid-19.

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A Framework of AI-Based Approaches to Improving eHealth Literacy and Combating Infodemic

Cited by 30 publications

References 68 publications

Cross-Verification of COVID-19 Information Obtained From Unofficial Social Media Accounts and Associated Changes in Health Behaviors: Web-Based Questionnaire Study Among Chinese Netizens

Cross-Verification of COVID-19 Information Obtained From Unofficial Social Media Accounts and Associated Changes in Health Behaviors: Web-Based Questionnaire Study Among Chinese Netizens

Infodemic Challenges During COVID-19 Pandemic and the Strategies to Deal with Them: A Review Article

Edukasi sebagai Penghalang Berita Hoaks tentang Covid-19

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