The causes, impacts and countermeasures of COVID-19 “Infodemic”: A systematic review using narrative synthesis

W Pian, J Chi, F Ma - Information processing & management, 2021 - Elsevier
An unprecedented infodemic has been witnessed to create massive damage to human
society. However, it was not thoroughly investigated. This systematic review aims to (1) …

Boosting: Empowering citizens with behavioral science

SM Herzog, R Hertwig - Annual Review of Psychology, 2025 - annualreviews.org
Behavioral public policy came to the fore with the introduction of nudging, which aims to
steer behavior while maintaining freedom of choice. Responding to critiques of nudging (eg …

Acceptance of a Covid-19 vaccine is associated with ability to detect fake news and health literacy

I Montagni, K Ouazzani-Touhami… - Journal of public …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT Background During the Covid-19 pandemic fake news has been circulating
impacting on the general population's opinion about a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 …

[HTML][HTML] Digital health literacy and web-based information-seeking behaviors of university students in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional survey …

K Dadaczynski, O Okan, M Messer, AYM Leung… - Journal of medical …, 2021 - jmir.org
Background: Digital communication technologies are playing an important role in the health
communication strategies of governments and public health authorities during the COVID-19 …

Health literacy as a social vaccine in the COVID-19 pandemic

O Okan, M Messer, D Levin-Zamir… - Health Promotion …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel virus in the
coronavirus family, causing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Biomedical vaccines are …

The COVID 19 pandemic and digital higher education: Exploring the impact of proactive personality on social capital through internet self-efficacy and online …

F Zheng, NA Khan, S Hussain - Children and Youth Services Review, 2020 - Elsevier
In the crisis of COVID-19, traditional learning suddenly changed to digital learning, which
finally posed challenges to students and teachers. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the …

Differences in risk perception, knowledge and protective behaviour regarding COVID-19 by education level among women and men in Germany. Results from the …

P Rattay, N Michalski, OM Domanska, A Kaltwasser… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The main strategy for combatting SARS-CoV-2 infections in 2020 consisted of behavioural
regulations including contact reduction, maintaining distance, hand hygiene, and mask …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between health literacy, ehealth literacy, and covid-19–related health behaviors among Chinese college students: Cross-sectional online study

S Li, G Cui, AC Kaminga, S Cheng, H Xu - Journal of medical Internet …, 2021 - jmir.org
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, the internet has significantly spread
information, providing people with knowledge and advice about health protection regarding …

COVID-19 and health information seeking behavior: digital health literacy survey amongst university students in Pakistan

R Zakar, S Iqbal, MZ Zakar, F Fischer - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, digital health literacy (DHL) has become a significant public
health concern. This research aims to assess information seeking behavior, as well as the …

The effect of social deprivation on the dynamic of SARS-CoV-2 infection in France: a population-based analysis

S Vandentorren, S Smaïli, E Chatignoux… - The Lancet public …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Data on health inequalities related to the dynamic of SARS-CoV-2 infection in
France are scarce. The aim of this study was to analyse the association between an area …