de Oliveira RM, Araújo AAC, de Araújo PO, de Sousa AR, de Oliveira LB, Sena IVDO, de Sousa ÁFL, Mendes IAC. Agreement with COVID-19 disinformation among Portuguese-speaking older adults: an international study.
Rev Bras Enferm 2023;
76Suppl 1:e20230091. [PMID:
37585924 PMCID:
PMC10416726 DOI:
10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0091]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023] Open
Abstract
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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