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La infodemia: un nuevo reto para la salud pública
Sylvie C Briand1, Matteo Cinelli2, Tim Nguyen3
1Global Infectious Hazards Preparedness Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Cell
|December 10, 2021
Resumen
La infodemia de COVID-19 muestra cómo demasiada información puede dañar la salud pública. Se necesita más investigación para gestionar las crisis sanitarias y combatir eficazmente la desinformación.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud pública
- Comunicación sobre la salud
- Epidemiología
Sus antecedentes:
- La pandemia de COVID-19 destacó el impacto significativo de una "infodemia", caracterizada por una sobreabundancia de información, en la salud pública.
- La comprensión de la relación entre la infodemia y el manejo eficaz de la epidemia es crucial, pero sigue siendo poco estudiada.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Explorar las complejidades de las epidemias de información sanitaria (infodemicas) en el contexto de las emergencias de salud pública.
- Identificar las principales lagunas de investigación y proponer direcciones futuras para el estudio de las infodemias y su impacto en la gestión de las epidemias.
Principales métodos:
- Revisión de la literatura y síntesis de las investigaciones existentes sobre infodémicas y emergencias sanitarias.
- Análisis conceptual de la interacción entre la difusión de la información y las respuestas de salud pública.
Principales resultados:
- La infodemia, impulsada por el acceso ilimitado a la información, puede confundir e influir negativamente en el comportamiento durante las crisis de salud.
- El estudio de la infodemia es un campo emergente con una comprensión limitada de su conexión con las estrategias de control de epidemias.
Conclusiones:
- Para hacer frente a los desafíos planteados por la infodemia, se requiere una mayor investigación para desarrollar estrategias eficaces de gestión de la información sanitaria.
- La preparación mejorada para futuras crisis de salud requiere una comprensión más profunda de cómo navegar y mitigar los efectos de la desinformación generalizada.
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