インフォデミクス:公衆衛生における新たな課題

Sylvie C Briand¹, Matteo Cinelli², Tim Nguyen³

¹Global Infectious Hazards Preparedness Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.

Cell

|December 10, 2021

まとめ

COVID-19 インフォデミックは過剰な情報が公衆衛生に害を及ぼすことを示しています医療危機を効果的に管理し誤った情報と闘うにはより多くの研究が必要です

科学分野:

公衆衛生
健康に関する情報
流行病学

背景:

COVID-19 パンデミックは,情報過剰によって特徴づけられる"インフォデミック"が公衆衛生に及ぼす重大な影響を強調した.
インフォデミクスと効果的な流行病管理の関係を理解することは極めて重要ですが,まだ十分に研究されていません.

研究の目的:

公共衛生上の緊急事態の文脈で健康情報伝染病 (インフォデミクス) の複雑さを探求する.
重要な研究ギャップを特定し,伝染病と伝染病管理への影響を研究するための将来の方向性を提案する.

主な方法:

インフォデミクスと健康上の緊急事態に関する既存の研究の文献レビューと統合.
情報の拡散と公衆衛生の対応の相互作用の概念的分析

主要な成果:

インフォデミクスは無制限の情報アクセスによって混乱させられ健康危機の時の行動に負の影響を及ぼします
インフォデミクスの研究は,流行病制御戦略との関連が限られている新興分野です.

結論:

インフォデミクスがもたらす課題に対処するには,健康情報管理のための効果的な戦略を開発するためにさらなる研究が必要です.
将来の健康危機に対する備えの強化には広範囲にわたる誤った情報の影響を把握し軽減する方法をより深く理解することが必要です

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