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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Health misinformation"”.
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Old Frames on New Media: Health Misinformation in Black Digital Communities
<p>Growing evidence suggests that health misinformation has the potential to proliferate on social media. However, our understanding of the problem’s magnitude continues to evolve. Despite several studies on health misinformation and Black communities in the United States (U.S.), few of these …
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Comparing how conversational agents’ modalities and apparent genders affects in correcting health misinformation
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2026-12-01
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A Mixed-Method Examination of Primary Care Physician Message Strategies to Correct Patient-Held Health Misinformation: An Application of Goals-Plans-Action Theory
<p>Given the prevalence of health misinformation (i.e., inaccurate health messaging that lacks scientific evidence), there is a need for successful communication strategies to combat this detrimental health issue (Krishna & Thompson, 2021). Guided by goals-plans-action theory (Dillard, 1990), which …
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The role of social media in the spread of health misinformation in South Africa: the Netwerk24 Facebook page, Afrikaner identity, and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
The increase in health misinformation shared on social media resulted in the World Health Organisation declaring an ‘infodemic' (or information pandemic) during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Health misinformation can have serious consequences, including public resistance to …
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A study of public relations strategies employed by healthcare organizations in Missouri to combat COVID-19 vaccine misinformation
… of the COVID-19 vaccine came the challenge of misinformation, which threatened vaccination efforts and public health. Misinformation surrounding the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines spread rapidly across various platforms, particularly on social media. Misinformation about the …
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Countering Anti-Vaccination Rumors on Twitter
… that mitigate the harmful consequences of health-related rumors.</p>
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The Public Library as Health Information Resource?
… institutions, often serving people with limited health care access. Thus, by public demand they have evolved to become important resources for rural health consumers to acquire information. Some public libraries have approached this role by subscribing to health databases, or by providing a link …