The COVID-19 Misinfodemic: moving beyond fact-checking

WYS Chou, A Gaysynsky… - Health Education & …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Online misinformation regarding COVID-19 has undermined public health efforts to control
the novel coronavirus. To date, public health organizations' efforts to counter COVID-19 …

The psychology of social media communication in influencing prevention intentions during the 2019 US measles outbreak

SC Kim, KH Hawkins - Computers in Human Behavior, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigates beneficial effects of social media communication on encouraging
positive health prevention behaviors among US parents. The ongoing 2019 US measles …

[HTML][HTML] Have we found a solution for health misinformation? a ten-year systematic review of health misinformation literature 2013–2022

S Zhang, H Zhou, Y Zhu - International Journal of Medical Informatics, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Health misinformation (HM) has emerged as a prominent social issue in recent
years, driven by declining public trust, popularisation of digital media platforms and …

The relationship between the government's official Facebook pages and healthcare awareness during Covid-19 in Jordan

ZM Al-Shakhanbeh, M Habes - Advances in Data Science and Intelligent …, 2022 - Springer
Today new trends in new media and advertising have revolutionized the whole world. Social
media have enabled health sectors to access the potential audience and persuade them …

Discovering why people believe disinformation about healthcare

JF George - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Disinformation–false information intended to cause harm or for profit–is pervasive. While
disinformation exists in several domains, one area with great potential for personal harm …

Young adult cancer caregivers' exposure to cancer misinformation on social media

EL Warner, AR Waters, KG Cloyes, L Ellington… - Cancer, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background The objective of this study was to describe young adult cancer caregivers'
exposure to cancer misinformation on social media. Methods Eligible participants were 18 to …

Are all CSR activities in your SNS authentic? The antecedents and outcomes of consumer perceived authenticity of CSR

C Wang, Y Kim, C Kim - Sage Open, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Although corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities appear active on social networking
sites (SNS), consumers increasingly suspect their authenticity. Based on attribution theory …

HPV self-sampling among women in the United States: Preferences for implementation

A Garg, AM Galvin, SB Griner, Z Rosberger… - Cancer Causes & …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose With the inclusion of primary HPV testing in 2018 US Preventive Services Taskforce
guidelines, at-home HPV self-sampling may provide a future option for cervical cancer …

What is the believability of evidence that is read or heard by physical therapists?

CE Cook, F Bonnet, N Maragano, AN Garcia… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Physical therapists obtain information from a variety of sources. The sources
may influence their believability and use in clinical practice. Objectives In this hypothesis …

Influence of African Indigenous language media in COVID-19 digital health messaging

IA Fadipe, A Salawu - Catalan Journal of Communication & …, 2021 - intellectdiscover.com
COVID-19 pandemic era has further energized humans to consider their health more than
before, especially in the digital age when they experience a deluge of health information …