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Knowledge and information credibility evaluation strategies regarding COVID-19: A cross-sectional study
Anat Amit Aharon1, Angela Ruban2, Ilana Dubovi1
1Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Nursing Department, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Background:
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has not only caused significant challenges for health systems worldwide, but also fueled a surge in misinformation. Nurses as frontline health care providers should be equipped with the most accurate information on COVID-19.
Purpose:
This study examines nurses' knowledge and strategies of information credibility sourcing.
Method:
A cross-sectional survey among nurses and laypersons with no health care background. The questionnaire dealt with knowledge and ability assess credibility of COVID-19 information.
Findings:
Nurses' knowledge of COVID-19 preventative behaviors was significantly higher than that of laypersons; however, there was no difference in science-based knowledge of COVID-19. In contrast to laypersons, nurses in this study were better able to discern the credibility of health-related information about COVID-19 than laypersons. Yet they rarely used scientific criteria in evaluating conflicting information.
Discussion:
Given the importance of assessing the credibility of information, both information literacy skills and science-based knowledge about COVID-19 should be offered.
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