Inoculating an Infodemic: An Ecological Approach to Understanding Engagement With COVID-19 Online Information

Houlden, Shandell; Hodson, Jaigris; Veletsianos, George; Thompson, Christiani P.; Reid, Darren

doi:10.1177/00027642211050903

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“…Of course, not everything is due to the information received and disseminated, but how it is provided and assimilated, particularly in the most vulnerable groups. It is well stated by Houlden et al (2021), that factors involving the information environments in which citizens participate must be considered, given that these environments are shaped not only by individual interest or choice, but also by social, political, cultural and broader trends and connections.…”

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“…In this regard, Houlden et al (2021) comment that since the global COVID-19 pandemic has been simultaneously labeled as an "infodemic", researchers have sought to improve how the general public interacts with information that is relevant, timely, and accurate. They conclude that factors involving the information environments in which citizens participate must be considered, given that those environments are shaped not only by individual interest or choice, but also by broader social, political, cultural connections and trends.…”

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The Social Implications of Covid-19 for Nursing Students

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Given that the pandemic generated by COVID-19 has caused much unforeseen havoc, this paper shows how higher education students of a nursing degree program at the University of Guadalajara, Mexico, socially confronted this virus, with an approach to their feelings, attitudes, opinions and experiences during the confinement and the actions lived by them. To answer the question, an online questionnaire of mostly open-ended questions was used, which was analyzed through the technique of thematic content analysis. The findings show social representations that, although very local, were very similar to those found in other parts of the world (sadness, fear, anger, confusion, etc.), which is not too surprising given the vertiginous fluidity of the traditional and virtual media.

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The Social Implications of Covid-19 for Nursing Students

2022

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“…These insights are necessary to counteract the impact misinformation may have on the uptake of cancer prevention and screening recommendations, which is a growing area of research interest [ 1 ]. Although we explore the ramifications of engagement with cancer prevention and screening misinformation in a forthcoming publication, other researchers have already adapted the social media content and context elicitation method to explore the factors related to engagement and disengagement with COVID-19 information on the web [ 51 ]. As such, the social media content and context elicitation method may be of particular interest to public health efforts developing social media campaigns targeting misinformation among populations with lower digital and/or health literacy.…”

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Contextualizing Engagement With Health Information on Facebook: Using the Social Media Content and Context Elicitation Method

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Background Most of what is known regarding health information engagement on social media stems from quantitative methodologies. Public health literature often quantifies engagement by measuring likes, comments, and/or shares of posts within health organizations’ Facebook pages. However, this content may not represent the health information (and misinformation) generally available to and consumed by platform users. Furthermore, some individuals may prefer to engage with information without leaving quantifiable digital traces. Mixed methods approaches may provide a way of surpassing the constraints of assessing engagement with health information by using only currently available social media metrics. Objective This study aims to discuss the limitations of current approaches in assessing health information engagement on Facebook and presents the social media content and context elicitation method, a qualitatively driven, mixed methods approach to understanding engagement with health information and how engagement may lead to subsequent actions. Methods Data collection, management, and analysis using the social media content and context elicitation method are presented. This method was developed for a broader study exploring how and why US Latinos and Latinas engage with cancer prevention and screening information on Facebook. The study included 20 participants aged between 40 and 75 years without cancer who participated in semistructured, in-depth interviews to discuss their Facebook use and engagement with cancer information on the platform. Participants accessed their Facebook account alongside the researcher, typed cancer in the search bar, and discussed cancer-related posts they engaged with during the previous 12 months. Engagement was defined as liking, commenting, and/or sharing a post; clicking on a post link; reading an article in a post; and/or watching a video within a post. Content engagement prompted questions regarding the reasons for engagement and whether engagement triggered further action. Data were managed using MAXQDA (VERBI GmbH) and analyzed using thematic and content analyses. Results Data emerging from the social media content and context elicitation method demonstrated that participants mainly engaged with cancer prevention and screening information by viewing and/or reading content (48/66, 73%) without liking, commenting, or sharing it. This method provided rich content regarding how US Latinos and Latinas engage with and act upon cancer prevention and screening information on Facebook. We present 2 emblematic cases from the main study to exemplify the additional information and context elicited from this methodology, which is currently lacking from quantitative approaches. Conclusions The social media content and context elicitation method allows a better representation and deeper contextualization of how people engage with and act upon health information and misinformation encountered on social media. This method may be applied to future studies regarding how to best communicate health information on social media, including how these affect assessments of message credibility and accuracy, which can influence health outcomes.

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“…Specifically, we conducted 45 one-to-one, semi-structured interviews in the summer of 2020 to explore how individuals engage with COVID-19 information online. This research primarily focused on understanding the reasons that people engage with or disengage from COVID-19 online information (Houlden et al, 2021 ). It also examined how people assessed credibility and found that while participants hinted towards experiencing many emotions when they encountered COVID-19 information online, they seldom expressed or acknowledged their emotions in relation to assessing the credibility of information they encountered (Hodson et al, 2021 ).…”

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Design Principles for an Educational Intervention Into Online Vaccine Misinformation

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As part of a design-based research effort into disrupting the spread of COVID-19 misinformation, we have iteratively designed, developed, and evaluated a learning intervention intended for public audiences. In this paper we describe the design principles we created to guide our applied research into education on the topic of online misinformation. The six principles guiding our design are: microlearning; equity; relevance and appeal to learners; interventions that do not inadvertently spread misinformation; effective counter messaging; and engagement on an emotional level. These principles are grounded on equitable design, anti-misinformation design, and emotional design.

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Inoculating an Infodemic: An Ecological Approach to Understanding Engagement With COVID-19 Online Information

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The Social Implications of Covid-19 for Nursing Students

The Social Implications of Covid-19 for Nursing Students

Contextualizing Engagement With Health Information on Facebook: Using the Social Media Content and Context Elicitation Method

Design Principles for an Educational Intervention Into Online Vaccine Misinformation

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