How older adults manage misinformation and information overload - A qualitative study
Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic was characterized by an abundance of information, some of it reliable and some of it misinformation. Evidence-based data on the impact of misinformation on attitudes and behaviours remains limited. Studies indicate that older adults are more likely to embrac...
Main Authors: | M. Vivion, V. Reid, E. Dubé, A. Coutant, A. Benoit, A. Tourigny |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
BMC
2024-03-01
|
Series: | BMC Public Health |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18335-x |
Similar Items
-
Linking social media overload to health misinformation dissemination: An investigation of the underlying mechanisms
by: Manli Wu, et al.
Published: (2022-12-01) -
The role of misinformation in the information practices of Iraqi asylum seekers in Finland
by: Hilda Ruokolainen
Published: (2018-10-01) -
HOAX: How perceived authority of information sources affects students’ likeliness to disseminate misinformation
by: Camille Abdel-Jawad
Published: (2023-06-01) -
Library instruction in an age of misinformation
by: Sarah Morris
Published: (2020-12-01) -
Social Media: An Exploratory Study of Information, Misinformation, Disinformation, and Malinformation
by: Hussain Mumtaz, et al.
Published: (2023-06-01)