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Agreement with COVID-19 disinformation among Portuguese-speaking older adults: an international study
Rodrigo Mota de Oliveira1, Agostinho Antônio Cruz Araújo1, Pricila Oliveira de Araújo2
1Universidade de São Paulo. Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
Objectives:
to assess agreement with COVID-19 disinformation among Portuguese-speaking individuals aged 50 years or older.
Methods:
a descriptive and analytical study involving 1,214 older adults born in Portuguese-speaking countries. Data collection occurred through online information mining to recognize COVID-19 and disinformation content, and the application of a structured questionnaire.
Results:
agreement with disinformation content was 65.2%. Residing outside Brazil is a protective factor for agreement with disinformation content, and those who believe in the truthfulness of the information sources they receive were 31% more likely to agree with disinformation content.
Conclusions:
there is a high prevalence of disinformation among the older population in two Portuguese-speaking countries, which should raise the attention of healthcare professionals and guide coping strategies.
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