TV News and COVID-19: Media Influence on Healthy Behavior in Public Spaces DOI Open Access
Massimiliano Scopelliti, Maria Giuseppina Pacilli, Antonio Aquino

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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 18(4), P. 1879 - 1879

Published: Feb. 15, 2021

The COVID-19 outbreak has dramatically changed our life. Despite the rapid growth of scientific publications about medical aspects pandemic, less been explored effects media communication regarding on healthy behaviors. Yet, literature widely debated how can influence people’s health-related evaluations, emotions, and To fill this gap, aim study was to investigate relationships between exposure, attitudes emotions toward contents, behaviors related use public spaces, such as avoiding crowded places, wearing face masks, maintaining social distance. A questionnaire referring these variables administered an opportunistic sample 174 participants in Italy during off-peak period before restrictions mobility were extended whole country. Results showed that perception initiatives prevention, moderate levels fear increase healthier spaces. Perceiving alarming information did not significantly predict are discussed with reference previous literature. Suggestions preventive emergencies also provided.

Language: Английский

The impact of fake news on social media and its influence on health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review DOI Creative Commons
Yasmim Mendes Rocha, Gabriel Acácio de Moura, Gabriel Alves Desidério

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Journal of Public Health, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 31(7), P. 1007 - 1016

Published: Oct. 9, 2021

As the new coronavirus disease propagated around world, rapid spread of news caused uncertainty in population. False has taken over social media, becoming part life for many people. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate, through a systematic review, impact media on dissemination infodemic knowing and its impacts health. A search was performed MedLine, Virtual Health Library (VHL), Scielo databases from January 1, 2020, May 11, 2021. Studies that addressed fake patients healthcare professionals world were included. It possible methodologically assess quality selected studies using Loney Newcastle–Ottawa Scales. Fourteen eligible inclusion, consisting six cross-sectional eight descriptive observational studies. Through questionnaires, five included measures anxiety or psychological distress by misinformation; another seven assessed feeling fear, uncertainty, panic, addition attacks health people Asian origin. By analyzing phenomenon health, it observe knowledge can cause disorders depression, fatigue.

Language: Английский

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Fake news, disinformation and misinformation in social media: a review DOI Open Access
Esma Aı̈meur, Sabrine Amri, Gilles Brassard

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Social Network Analysis and Mining, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(1)

Published: Feb. 9, 2023

Language: Английский

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Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories and Misinformation About COVID-19: Comparative Perspectives on the Role of Anxiety, Depression and Exposure to and Trust in Information Sources DOI Creative Commons
David De Coninck, Thomas Frissen,

Koen Matthijs

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Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: April 16, 2021

While COVID-19 spreads aggressively and rapidly across the globe, many societies have also witnessed spread of other viral phenomena like misinformation, conspiracy theories, general mass suspicions about what is really going on. This study investigates how exposure to trust in information sources, anxiety depression, are associated with misinformation beliefs eight countries/regions (Belgium, Canada, England, Philippines, Hong Kong, New Zealand, United States, Switzerland) during pandemic. Data were collected an online survey fielded from May 29, 2020 June 12, 2020, resulting a multinational representative sample 8,806 adult respondents. Results indicate that greater traditional media (television, radio, newspapers) lower beliefs, while politicians digital personal contacts beliefs. Exposure health experts only. Higher feelings depression We found relevant group- country differences. discuss implications these results.

Language: Английский

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the creative industries: A literature review and future research agenda DOI Open Access
Olena Khlystova, Yelena Kalyuzhnova, Maksim Belitski

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Journal of Business Research, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 139, P. 1192 - 1210

Published: Oct. 1, 2021

Language: Английский

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Sentimental Analysis of COVID-19 Tweets Using Deep Learning Models DOI Creative Commons
Nalini Chintalapudi, Gopi Battineni, Francesco Amenta

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Infectious Disease Reports, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 13(2), P. 329 - 339

Published: April 1, 2021

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an ongoing pandemic with large global attention. However, spreading false news on social media sites like Twitter creating unnecessary anxiety towards this disease. motto behind study to analyses tweets by Indian netizens during the COVID-19 lockdown. data included collected dates between 23 March 2020 and 15 July text has been labelled as fear, sad, anger, joy. Data analysis was conducted Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT) model, which a new deep-learning model for performance compared three other models such logistic regression (LR), support vector machines (SVM), long-short term memory (LSTM). Accuracy every sentiment separately calculated. BERT produced 89% accuracy 75%, 74.75%, 65%, respectively. Each classification ranging 75.88-87.33% median of 79.34%, relatively considerable value in mining algorithms. Our findings present high prevalence keywords associated terms among COVID-19. Further, work clarifies public opinion pandemics lead health authorities better society.

Language: Английский

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Information overload and fake news sharing: A transactional stress perspective exploring the mitigating role of consumers’ resilience during COVID-19 DOI Open Access
Alena Bermes

Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 61, P. 102555 - 102555

Published: April 13, 2021

Language: Английский

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The causes, impacts and countermeasures of COVID-19 “Infodemic”: A systematic review using narrative synthesis DOI Open Access
Wenjing Pian, Jianxing Chi, Feicheng Ma

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Information Processing & Management, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 58(6), P. 102713 - 102713

Published: Aug. 4, 2021

Language: Английский

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Feverish sentiment and global equity markets during the COVID-19 pandemic DOI Open Access
Toan Luu Duc Huynh, Matteo Foglia, Muhammad Ali Nasir

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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 188, P. 1088 - 1108

Published: June 19, 2021

Language: Английский

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Examining Vaccine Hesitancy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Survey of the Knowledge and Attitudes among Adults to Receive COVID-19 Vaccines in Ghana DOI Creative Commons
Theophilus Acheampong, Eli A. Akorsikumah, John Osae-Kwapong

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Vaccines, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 9(8), P. 814 - 814

Published: July 22, 2021

The impact of COVID-19 vaccination programmes on disease transmission, morbidity and mortality relies heavily the population’s willingness to accept vaccine. We explore Ghanaian adult citizens’ vaccine hesitancy attitudes identify likelihood participation or non-participation in government’s effort get citizens vaccinated. A fully anonymised cross-sectional online survey 2345 Ghanaians was conducted from 23 28 February 2021. Differences intentions regarding were explored using Pearson Chi-square tests. Additionally, multinomial logistic regression used analyse factors associated with receive vaccines. Responses weighted iterative proportional fitting technique generate a representative sample. About half (51%) mostly urban over 15 years are likely take if made generally available. Almost fifth (21%) respondents unlikely vaccine, while another 28% undecided. we find differences among some socio-demographic characteristics such as age, gender, primary sources information. Attaining proverbial 63% 70% herd immunity threshold Ghana is only possible preventive combined an enhanced coordinated public education campaign. Such campaign should focus promoting individual population-level benefits pre-emptive efforts towards addressing misinformation about

Language: Английский

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Virtual reality adoption during the COVID-19 pandemic: A uses and gratifications perspective DOI Creative Commons
Christopher Ball, Kuo-Ting Huang,

Jess Francis

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Telematics and Informatics, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 65, P. 101728 - 101728

Published: Oct. 14, 2021

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted all aspects of people's lives, including how we work, play, learn, exercise, and socialize. Virtual reality (VR) technology the potential to mitigate many challenges brought about by pandemic, which spurred increased adoption. However, relatively low adoption overall limited software still restrict power VR address COVID-19 difficulties effectively. This study examines perceived impacts might lead different uses gratifications device ownership / variability. Furthermore, investigate importance social interactivity within for increasing intentions. We surveyed 298 Amazon Mechanical Turk users during Fall 2020. Results indicate that pandemic's influenced likelihood acquiring education, tourism, work. For variability, those who purchased were more likely report buying it Those with access high-end hardware a broader range uses, socializing, health, telemedicine. Validating various applications found desire mediates on future Theoretically, propose several sought via use pandemic. Practically, discuss recommendations research, marketing, design.

Language: Английский

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