Tumor of Misinformation Consumption and Sharing among People in Coronavirus (Covid-19) Crisis; a Commentary

Ashrafi-rizi, Hasan; Kazempour, Zahra

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“…There is a proposal to include health preventive measures into elementary and high school curricula. 34 It has been reported that the promotion of health literacy in schools resulted in enhanced basic cancer literacy among middle and high school students. 35 Health agencies have been urged to have a more proactive and agile public health presence on social media and to combat the spread of fake news by directly responding to fake news and by building disease detection and surveillance systems through social media and unusual activity monitoring.…”

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The Peru Approach against the COVID-19 Infodemic: Insights and Strategies

Álvarez-Risco

Mejía

Delgado-Zegarra

et al. 2020

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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The COVID-19 epidemic has spawned an "infodemic," with excessive and unfounded information that hinders an appropriate public health response. This perspective describes a selection of COVID-19 fake news that originated in Peru and the government's response to this information. Unlike other countries, Peru was relatively successful in controlling the infodemic possibly because of the implementation of prison sentences for persons who created and shared fake news. We believe that similar actions by other countries in collaboration with social media companies may offer a solution to the infodemic problem. due to the ongoing pandemic of COVID-19.

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confidence: 99%

The Peru Approach against the COVID-19 Infodemic: Insights and Strategies

Álvarez-Risco

Mejía

Delgado-Zegarra

et al. 2020

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

160

105

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“…However, in the age of multiple information sources and diverse communication channels users do not always access the most valid information. It is estimated that there are 11 different types of information sources ranging from valid information to untrusted or doubtful information (Ashrafi‐Rizi & Kazempour, 2020). Experts in the field of infectious diseases suggest that during a pandemic virtual communication provides a good way to inform patients who are in isolation wards (Hollander & Carr, 2020).…”

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The COVID‐19 (Coronavirus) pandemic: reflections on the roles of librarians and information professionals

Ali

Gatiti

2020

Health Info Libraries J

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This Regular Feature explores the role of health science librarians in the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 has spread rapidly all over the world. All major cities around the globe are in lockdown. In Pakistan, the first case was diagnosed on 26 February 2020, and currently, there are more than 2039 diagnosed cases and 26 deaths as on 31 March 2020. Across the country, there are further 12 000 suspected cases. This will undoubtedly increase if precautionary measures are not taken. Pakistani universities, colleges and schools were in lockdown. The role of university librarians in this emergency included raising awareness through public health education, providing support to medical staff, researchers and providing ongoing traditional services to regular library patrons in Pakistan. The Regular Feature also provides links to useful resources.JM.

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“…The proliferation of internet-based health news encourages the referencing of media and academic articles, which may exaggerate the strength of results and mislead the public [ 32 ]. Contradictory, doubtful (untrustworthy), false, or misleading information may lead to public panic and, in turn, cause mental health symptoms [ 33 ]. These untrusted media sources heighten confusion and fearmongering [ 8 , 32 ] and cause anxiety and panic among students.…”

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Psychological Impact of Health Risk Communication and Social Media on College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Study

Li¹,

Liu²,

Yang³

et al. 2020

J Med Internet Res

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Background The outbreak of COVID-19 began in 2019 and is expected to impact the psychological health of college students. Few studies have investigated the associations among health risk communication, social media, and psychological symptoms during a major pandemic. Objective The aim of this research was to assess the prevalence of psychological symptoms among college students and explore their associations with health risk communication and social media. Methods A web-based survey was distributed through the Wenjuanxing platform among Chinese college students from March 3-15, 2020. In addition to demographics, information on health risk communication and social media was collected, and the Symptom Checklist 90 Phobia and Health Anxiety Inventory subscale was used to assess psychological symptoms among 1676 college students in China. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to examine these independent risk factors. Results The prevalence of panic and health anxiety was 17.2% (288/1676) and 24.3% (408/1676), respectively. Regarding risk communication, understanding the risk of COVID-19 (odds ratio [OR] 0.480, 95% CI 0.367-0.627) was a protective factor against panic. Knowledge of prognosis (OR 0.708, 95% CI 0.551-0.910), preventive measures (OR 0.380, 95% CI 0.195-0.742), and wearing face masks (OR 0.445, 95% CI 0.230-0.862) were shown to be protective factors in predicting health anxiety. Perceived lethality (OR 1.860, 95% CI 1.408-2.459), being affected by the global spread (OR 1.936, 95% CI 1.405-2.669), and impact on social contacts (OR 1.420, 95% CI 1.118-1.802) were identified as significant risk factors associated with health anxiety. In terms of social media, trust in mainstream media (OR 0.613, 95% CI 0.461-0.816) was considered to be a protective factor against health anxiety. Conclusions There was a high prevalence of psychological symptoms among college students. Health risk communication and social media use were important in predicting psychological symptoms, especially health anxiety. Scientific and evidence-based information should be reported by social media platforms. Web-based consultation and intervention measures should be the focus of future studies.

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Tumor of Misinformation Consumption and Sharing among People in Coronavirus (Covid-19) Crisis; a Commentary

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The Peru Approach against the COVID-19 Infodemic: Insights and Strategies

The Peru Approach against the COVID-19 Infodemic: Insights and Strategies

The COVID‐19 (Coronavirus) pandemic: reflections on the roles of librarians and information professionals

Psychological Impact of Health Risk Communication and Social Media on College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Study

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