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The impact of fake news on social media and its influence on health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review
- Source :
- Zeitschrift Fur Gesundheitswissenschaften
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2021.
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Abstract
- Purpose As the new coronavirus disease propagated around the world, the rapid spread of news caused uncertainty in the population. False news has taken over social media, becoming part of life for many people. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate, through a systematic review, the impact of social media on the dissemination of infodemic knowing and its impacts on health. Methods A systematic search was performed in the MedLine, Virtual Health Library (VHL), and Scielo databases from January 1, 2020, to May 11, 2021. Studies that addressed the impact of fake news on patients and healthcare professionals around the world were included. It was possible to methodologically assess the quality of the selected studies using the Loney and Newcastle–Ottawa Scales. Results Fourteen studies were eligible for inclusion, consisting of six cross-sectional and eight descriptive observational studies. Through questionnaires, five studies included measures of anxiety or psychological distress caused by misinformation; another seven assessed feeling fear, uncertainty, and panic, in addition to attacks on health professionals and people of Asian origin. Conclusion By analyzing the phenomenon of fake news in health, it was possible to observe that infodemic knowledge can cause psychological disorders and panic, fear, depression, and fatigue.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
education.field_of_study
Public health
Population
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
MEDLINE
Panic
Review Article
Infodemic knowing
Fake news
Health
medicine
Anxiety
Social media
Observational study
Misinformation
medicine.symptom
Psychology
education
Psychiatry
Covid-19
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16132238 and 21981833
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Zeitschrift Fur Gesundheitswissenschaften
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....42fb44211059b4b8b0a0c90816622eae