Testing a persuasive health communication intervention (PHCI) for emergency department patients who declined rapid HIV/HCV screening: a randomised controlled trial study protocol.

INTRODUCTION: Previous studies have shown that substantial percentages of emergency department (ED) patients in the USA recommended for HIV or hepatitis C (HCV) decline testing. Evidence-based and cost-effective interventions to improve HIV/HCV testing uptake are needed, particularly for people who inject drugs (PWIDs) (currently or formerly), who comprise a group at higher risk for these infections. We developed a brief persuasive health communication intervention (PHCI) designed to convince ED patients who had declined HIV/HCV testing to agree to be tested. In this investigation, we will determine if the PHCI is more efficacious in convincing ED patients to be tested for HIV/HCV when delivered by a video or in person, and whether efficacy is similar among individuals who currently, previously or never injected drugs. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: We will conduct a multisite, randomised controlled trial comparing PHCIs delivered by video versus in person by a health educator to determine which delivery method convinces more ED patients who had declined HIV/HCV testing instead to be tested. We will stratify randomisation by PWID status (current, former or never/non-PWID) to permit analyses comparing the PHCI delivery method by injection-drug use history. We will also perform a cost-effectiveness analysis of the interventions compared with current practice, examining the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio between the two interventions for the ED population overall and within individual strata of PWID. As an exploratory analysis, we will assess if a PHCI video with captions confers increased or decreased acceptance of HIV/HCV testing, as compared with a PHCI video without captions. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The study protocol has been approved by the institutional review board of the Icahn School of Medicine. The results will be disseminated at international conferences and in peer-reviewed publications. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT05968573.

Creating, publishing, and spreading processes of health-related contents in internet news sites: evaluation of the opinions of actors in health communication.

Introduction: The accuracy and reliability of health information disseminated through news is crucial, as it directly impacts both individual and societal health outcomes. This study aims to analyze the publication process of health content in Türkiye and its implications for public health. By examining the perspectives of various health communication stakeholders, the study seeks to identify existing issues and propose potential solutions. Methods: The research uses a mixed-methods approach, including baseline content analysis of 846 news by 133 criteria, quantitative research with 78 participants encompassing bureaucrats, academics, journalists, and health association members, and 15 in-depth interviews for comprehensive insights. Results: The content analysis indicated that 23.2% of the analyzed news articles lacked credible sources, while 63% did not mention the author's name. A striking 96.2% of respondents stated that inaccurate health news poses a risk to public health, emphasizing the urgent need for standardized reporting practices. The majority (90.9%) pinpointed the media as the primary catalysts for infodemic spread, with 93.5% citing gatekeepers as barriers to accurate information. Eroding trust in media, fueled by unethical practices, harms both media credibility and effective public health interventions. Discussion: The study underscores the necessity for a collaborative approach among public institutions, academia, and media, focusing on responsibility, regulation, and sanctions against the infodemic. The research advocates for a balanced approach that prioritizes health rights and press freedom within a stakeholder-driven framework, highlighting that legislation alone cannot fully enhance the digital information ecosystem.

Animations to communicate public health prevention messages: a realist review protocol.

INTRODUCTION: With digital and social media advances, animated health communications (health animations) are highly prevalent globally, yet the evidence base underpinning them remains unclear and limited. While individual studies have attempted to explore the effectiveness, acceptability and usability of specific features of health animations, there is substantial heterogeneity in study design, comparators and the animation design and content. Consequently, there is a need to synthesise evidence of health animations using an approach that recognises this contextual complexity, which may affect their impact. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This project aims to understand why, how, for whom, to what extent and in which contexts health animations are expected to promote preventive health behaviours. We will conduct a realist review following Pawson's five iterative stages to (1) define the review scope and locate existing theories; (2) search for evidence; (3) select and appraise evidence; (4) extract data and (5) synthesise data and refine theory. Engagement with stakeholders involved in developing, testing, implementing or commissioning health communications, including animations, will allow the initial programme theory to be tested and refined. The findings will be reported in accordance with Realist and Meta-narrative Evidence Syntheses: Evolving Standards. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethical approval for the public stakeholder work was provided by the Northumbria University Research Ethics Committee. We will disseminate the findings widely through outputs tailored to target specific professional, public and patient audiences. Dissemination will occur through stakeholder engagement as part of the research, a peer-reviewed publication and conference presentations. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42023447127.

Pesquisa do Observa Infância mostra que pouco mais de 30% das mães se informa sobre amamentação na internet

Levantamento do Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil realizado no final de 2023 indica que 84% da população do país tem acesso à internet. Mesmo diante desse número, apenas 34,5% das mães de crianças menores de cinco anos acessam a rede para se informar sobre amamentação, informa o Estudo Nacional de Alimentação e Nutrição Infantil de 2019 (ENANI-19), cuja base de dados foi disponibilizada em junho.

Factors influencing the continuance intention of the women's health WeChat public account: an integrated model of UTAUT2 and HBM.

Background: Women's health WeChat public accounts play a crucial role in enhancing health literacy and fostering the development of healthy behaviors among women by disseminating women's health knowledge. Improving users' continuous usage behavior and retention rates for the women's health WeChat public account is vital for influencing the overall effectiveness of health communication on WeChat. Objective: This study aimed to construct a comprehensive model, delving into the key factors influencing women's continuance intention of the women's health public accounts from the perspectives of perceived health threats, individual abilities, and technological perceptions. The goal is to provide valuable insights for enhancing user stickiness and the effectiveness of health communication on WeChat public accounts. Method: An online survey was conducted among women receiving gynecological care at a certain hospital to gage their willingness for sustained use of the women's health WeChat public accounts. Through structural equation modeling, the study investigated the influencing factors on women's sustained intention to use the women's health WeChat public accounts. Results: The study included a total of 853 adult women. Among them, 241 (28.3%) women had followed women's health official accounts in the past but do not currently follow them, 240 (28.1%) women had followed women's health official accounts in the past and are still following them, and 372 (43.6%) women had never followed women's health official accounts. Currently, 240 women are still browsing women's health public accounts, 52 of whom read women's health public accounts every day, and most of them read women's health public accounts for 10-20 min at a time (100, 11.7%). The results of the structural equation model revealed that performance expectancy, social influence, hedonic motivation, habit, and e-health literacy had significantly positive effects on women's sustained intention to use public accounts (performance expectancy: ß = 0.341, p < 0.001; social influence: ß = 0.087, p = 0.047; hedonic motivation: ß = 0.119, p = 0.048; habit: ß = 0.102, p < 0.001; e-health literacy: ß = 0.158, p < 0.001). E-health literacy and self-efficacy indirectly influence sustained intention by affecting performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions, hedonic motivation, and habit. The effect sizes of e-health literacy on performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions, hedonic motivation, and habit were 0.244 (p < 0.001), 0.316 (p < 0.001), 0.188 (p < 0.001), 0.226(p < 0.001), 0.154 (p < 0.001), and 0.073 (p = 0.046). The effect sizes of self-efficacy on performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions, hedonic motivation, and habit were 0.502 (p < 0.001), 0.559 (p < 0.001), 0.454 (p < 0.001), 0.662 (p < 0.001), 0.707 (p < 0.001), and 0.682 (p < 0.001). Additionally, perceived severity and perceived susceptibility indirectly affected sustained intention by influencing performance expectancy and social influence. The effect sizes of perceived severity on performance expectancy and social influence were 0.223 (p < 0.001) and 0.146 (p < 0.001). The effect size of perceived susceptibility to social influence was 0.069 (p = 0.042). Conclusion: Users' e-health literacy, self-efficacy, perception of disease threat, and users' technological perceptions of the WeChat public accounts are critical factors influencing women's continuance intention of using the WeChat public accounts. Therefore, for female users, attention should be given to improving user experience and enhancing the professionalism and credibility of health information in public account design and promotion. Simultaneously, efforts should be made to strengthen users' health awareness and cultivate e-health literacy, ultimately promoting sustained attention and usage behavior among women toward health-focused public accounts.

mRNA Vaccine Hesitancy: Spreading Misinformation Through Online Narratives.

This research examined the themes that emerge from online discussions of the COVID-19 vaccines to assist health communicators and officials in combating misinformation in health-related discussions. Using framing theory and the diffusion of innovation framework, this study presents findings from a semantic network analysis of 3842 tweets collected during the first week of February 2022. The authors calculated betweenness and page rank centrality scores for Twitter users participating in the online dialogue and identified 36 semantic themes. Findings revealed that the most influential dialogue participants were retired health and medical professionals, data analysts, journalists, online advocates, and politicians. The frames identified in the study contained several misinformation narratives about the COVID-19 vaccines. The authors discuss the implications of these findings for health officials and communicators as well as the theoretical implications of the diffusion of misinformation and framing as a tool to reiterate untruths.

Social Media Users' Engagement with Fear Appeal Elements in Government's Health Crisis Communication via State-Owned Media.

Government health messaging is significant to the containment of public health crises. Such communication may benefit from using fear appeal, a message strategy for promoting health and preventing diseases. Yet little scholarly attention has been paid to how fear appeal is employed in government messaging to promote social media engagement through online actions including likes, shares, and comments. These actions play a meaningful role in addressing communication exigencies within the context of health crises. In this study, quantitative content analysis and corpus linguistics methods were employed to analyze fear appeal-related elements in COVID-19 messages sent by a state-owned media outlet on social media. The results show that when compared to messages without threat, messages conveying threat elicited significantly more comments, in which emotions and perceptions to threat and efficacy were exhibited, while messages containing both threat and efficacy generated more engagement in comparison to messages with threat alone. Moreover, while subdimensions under efficacy were positive predictors of engagement, those under threat were primarily found to have exerted negative effects. The findings provide insights into how fear appeal elements can be employed in government health crisis communication to engage the public.

Cancer linguistics and the politics of decolonizing health communication in Coastal Tanzania: Reflections from an anthropological investigation.

The role of language in maintaining asymmetries of power in global public health and biomedicine has become a central part of the broader movement to "decolonize Global Health." While considering how language engenders inequalities in Global Health, hinders interventions, and inhibits medical care, this article contends that colonially derived theorizations of what language is undergirding top-down health communication efforts labeled as "decolonial" can thwart efforts to make biomedical care and public health clearer in postcolonies. We do this through outlining predicaments found in a linguistic anthropological exploration of cancer terminology in Coastal Tanzania. In the small town of Bagamoyo, saratani-the official translation for cancer in Tanzania created by the government in the 1980s as part of a larger effort of decolonial state-building-is dominantly understood as a different or unequivocal disease than kansa-the English-adapted name. As the dissemination of the term saratani into a linguistic arena where colonially derived word kansa is dominantly registered as the biological disease "cancer," this linguistic disjuncture between saratani and kansa has not only created a plethora of problems for oncological care in Bagamoyo, but also illuminates the perils of creating more just health communication in an unequal global political economy. Through showing how binary conceptualizations of language as "colonial" and "local" can reproduce incommunicability-the rendering of racialized subjects as fundamentally unintelligible in hegemonic regimes-we contend that the afterlives of this past effort to decolonize medical language has important lessons for the present of "decolonizing Global Health." Moving beyond static conceptualizations of language, we argue for a fluid "translanguaging" perspective of medical linguistics that facilitates the dismantlement of incommunicability and the global ordering that creates it.

Holiday Tweets: A Qualitative Analysis of How Major Health Organizations Addressed Culture During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

This study examines COVID-19-related messages disseminated by major health and government organizations on Twitter during the overlapping holidays of Easter and Ramadan in 2022. Recognizing the importance of tailored health communication, the research focuses on the textual and visual content of tweets to understand how messages attend to diverse cultural, religious, and ethnic groups. Qualitative analysis of 382 Tweets revealed 3 Major Themes related to COVID-19 and Easter and 4 Major Themes associated with Ramadan. Easter-related tweets emphasized celebrating safely and the importance of vaccinations using science-based messaging, slang, and playful imagery. Ramadan-related tweets prioritized safety during religious practices, incorporating traditional symbols and religious references; countering vaccine-related myths; and social responsibility. The findings highlight culturally relevant health communication and tailoring messages to specific cultural contexts. The study contributes insights for public health organizations aiming to improve communication strategies during pandemics, fostering engagement, and addressing the unique needs of diverse populations.

O mar que habita em mim: estratégias de comunicação sobre o trabalho da pesca artesanal de mulheres das águas / The sea that lives in me: communication strategies about the artisanal fishing work of women from the Waters / El mar que habita en mí: estrategias de comunicación sobre el trabajo pesquero artesanal de las mujeres de las aguas

As pescadoras artesanais do litoral de Pernambuco enfrentam os impactos das indústrias, do derramamento de petróleo e da pandemia de covid-19, conformando uma sindemia que agrava as vulnerabilidades socioe-conômicas, ambientais e sanitárias. Objetivou-se demonstrar que estratégias de comunicação e divulgação científica, como a cartilha "Saúde das mulheres das águas" e o documentário O mar que habita em mim, são importantes por promoverem a democratização do conhecimento. Trata-se de pesquisa-ação do tipo etnográfica para identificar aspectos do trabalho e da vida. Participaram 34 pescadoras, mediante grupos focais, oficina de fluxograma laboral, vivência do trabalho da pesca, análise e produção de estratégias. Esses materiais demonstram a relação saúde doença no trabalho da pesca enfatizando narrativas sobre deter-minação social da saúde. As estratégias comunicativas provocaram interesse da sociedade, promoveram debate e contribuíram para a consciência de profissionais/gestores de saúde sobre os povos das águas e as situações nos territórios.

Artisanal fisherwomen of Pernambuco face the impacts of the industries, of an oil spill and of the covid-19 pandemic, forming a syndemic that aggravates socioeconomic, environmental and health vulnerabilities. The objective was to demonstrate that scientific communication and dissemination strategies, such as the booklet "Saúde das mulheres das águas" and the documentary O mar que habita em mim, promote knowledge. This is an ethnographic type of action research to identify aspects of work and life. A total of 34 artisanal fisherwomen participated, in focus groups, labor flowchart workshop, experience of fishing work, analysis and production of strategies. These materials demonstrate the health disease relationship in fishing work, emphasizing the narratives of the fisherwomen about the social determination of their health. The communicative strategies provoked society's interests, promoted the debate and contributed to the awareness of professionals and health managers about the health of water's people and situations in the territories.

Pescadoras artesanales de pernambucano enfrentan impactos de industrias, derrame de petróleo y la pandemia de covid-19, formando una sindemia que agrava vulnerabilidades socioeconómicas, ambientales y de salud. El objetivo fue demostrar que las estrategias de comunicación y divulgación científica, como el folleto "'Salud das mujeres das aguas" y el documentario El mar que habita en mí, democratizan el conocimiento. Tiene abordaje de investigación-acción, etnográfica, para identificar aspectos del trabajo y la vida. Participaron 34 pescadoras en grupos focales, taller del flujo de trabajo, vivencia del trabajo en la pesca, análisis y elaboración de estrategias. Estos materiales demuestran la relación salud enfermedad en el trabajo pesquero, enfatizando narrativas sobre la determinación social de la salud. Las estrategias comu-nicativas despertaron el interés de la sociedad, promovieron el debate y contribuyeron a la sensibilización de los profesionales/gestores de la salud sobre los pueblos de las aguas y las situaciones de los territorios.

Análise bibliométrica da produção científica global em chikungunya: perspectiva da Vigilância em Saúde / Bibliometric analysis of global scientific production on chikungunya: Health Surveillance perspective / Análisis bibliométrico de la producción científica mundial sobre chikungunya: una perspectiva de Vigilancia Sanitária

Chikungunya, arbovirose que provoca febre e artralgia debilitante, demonstra potencial crônico e incapacitante por longos períodos, não havendo vacinas ou terapias específicas. Recentemente, a doença evoluiu da condição negligenciada para uma ameaça à saúde pública, impactando milhões de pessoas em regiões tropicais e subtropicais. Este estudo analisa a produção do conhecimento sobre a Chikungunya, na perspectiva da Vigilância em Saúde. Trata-se de metodologia exploratória-descritiva, com análise bibliométrica. Realizou-se a coleta nas bases Scopus e Web of Science para artigos de 2008 a 2022. A análise revelou uma série temporal de produção destacando a contribuição de Estados Unidos, Brasil e França. Identificaram-se como áreas mais produtivas: doenças transmissíveis, medicina tropical e parasitologia, fundamentais à Vigilância em Saúde e ao planejamento de políticas públicas. Quanto aos pesquisadores, Weaver, Scott C., Failloux, Anna-Bella e De Lamballerie, Xavier foram relevantes no cenário global, indicando a importância da colaboração e da abordagem interdisciplinar.

Chikungunya, an arbovirus that causes fever and debilitating arthralgia, has potential to be chronic and incapacitating for long periods, and there are no vaccines or therapies available for it. Recently, the disease has evolved from a neglected condition to public health threat, impacting millions in tropical and subtropical regions. This study analyzed the knowledge production about chikungunya, from the perspective of Health Surveillance, using an exploratory-descriptive methodology and bibliometric analysis. Articles from 2008 to 2022 were collected from Scopus and Web of Science databases. The analysis showed a production time series, highlighting the contribution of United States, Brazil, and France. The most productive areas were identified as: communicable diseases, tropical medicine and parasitology, which are fundamental to Health Surveillance and public policy planning. Regarding researchers, Weaver, Scott C., Failloux, Anna-Bella, and De Lamballerie, Xavier were relevant in the global scenario, indicating the importance of collaboration and of the interdisciplinary approach.

El chikungunya, arbovirus que causa fiebre y artralgia debilitante, tiene potencial de ser crónico e incapacitante por largos periodos, todavía no hay vacunas ni terapias. Recientemente, la enfermedad ha pasado de afección desatendida a amenaza para la salud pública, afectando a millones en regiones tropicales y subtropicales. Este estudio analiza la producción de conocimientos sobre chikungunya, desde la perspectiva de la Vigilancia Sanitaria. Se utilizó una metodología exploratoria-descriptiva con análisis bibliométrico. Se recompilaron artículos de Scopus y Web of Science, 2008-2022. El análisis reveló una serie temporal de producción, destacando la contribución de EEUU, Brasil y Francia. Se identificaron como áreas más productivas: enfermedades transmisibles, medicina tropical y parasitología, fundamentales para la Vigilancia Sanitaria y la planificación de políticas públicas. En cuanto a los investigadores, Weaver, Scott C., Failloux, Anna-Bella y De Lamballeire, Xavier fueron relevantes en el escenario global, indicando la importancia de la colaboración y del enfoque interdisciplinario.

Engajando crianças em pesquisas científicas: o termo de assentimento no formato de história em quadrinhos / Engaging children in scientific research: the term of assent in the format of comic / Instando a niños en investigaciones científicas: el término de asentimiento en el formato de cómics

O assentimento infantil é uma exigência ética em pesquisas com crianças, porém sua comunicação eficaz tem sido um desafio. Neste relato, descrevemos a construção teórica e metodológica de um termo de assentimento infantil em formato de história em quadrinhos. A experiência foi realizada em uma escola municipal de Teresina, Piauí, com 32 crianças entre oito e dez anos. As etapas consistiram no estudo das questões éticas envolvidas, na construção da arte sequencial, na observação participante, em ajustes na história em quadrinhos e na aplicação e assinatura do termo de assentimento. A experiência resultou em um termo com legibilidade de Flesch de 91,81 sobre as questões éticas na pesquisa com crianças. O assentimento infantil em formato de história em quadrinhos apresentou linguagem acessível, lúdica e legibilidade adequada para comunicar pesquisa com crianças.

Child assent is an ethical requirement in research with children, however effective communication has been a challenge. In this report we describe the theoretical and methodological construction of a child assent term in comic book format. The experience was carried out in a municipal school of Teresina-Piaui with 32 children between eight and ten years old. The steps consisted of the study of ethical issues, the construction of sequential art, in participant observation, in adjustments to the comic strip and in the application and signature of the assent term. The experience resulted in a term with Flesch readability of 91.81 on ethical issues in research with kids. The childish nod in comic book format presented accessible, playful language and adequate legibility to communicate research with children.

El asentimiento infantil es una exigencia ética en investigaciones con niños. Sin embargo, la comunicación eficaz ha sido un desafío. En este relato describimos la construcción teórica y metodológica de un término de asentimiento infantil en formato de cómics. La experiencia ha sido realizada en una escuela municipal de Teresina, Piauí, con 32 niños entre ocho y diez años. Las etapas consistieron en el estudio de las cuestiones éticas, en la construcción del arte secuencial, en la observación participante, en ajustes en los cómics y en la aplicación y firma del término de asentimiento. La experiencia resultó en un término con legibilidad de Flesch de 91,81 sobre las cuestiones éticas en la investigación con niños. El asentimiento infantil en formato de cómics presentó lenguaje accesible, lúdica y legibilidad adecuada para comunicar investigación con niños.

Comunicação de más notícias em cuidados paliativos: estudo bibliométrico / Communication of bad news in palliative care: bibliometric study / Comunicación de malas noticias en cuidados paliativos: estudio bibliométrico

Os cuidados paliativos compreendem a melhora da qualidade de vida e o alívio dos sintomas de pacientes que enfrentam doenças que ameaçam a continuidade da vida e de seus familiares. Para tal, é necessário habilidade comunicativa, a fim de uma boa condução ao transmitir uma má notícia. Buscou-se compreender como se configura a produção científica nacional e internacional que aborda a comunicação de más notícias em cuidados paliativos. A pesquisa de revisão, de análise bibliométrica, analisou 25 artigos dos últimos cinco anos (entre 2016 e 2020) disponíveis na Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS/Bireme). Os resultados revelaram publicações de 134 autores em 16 periódicos de diferentes países. Parte dos estudos foi realizadacom profissionais de saúde em hospitais e apresentam abordagem quantitativa. A comunicação de más notícias ainda se mostra um desafio para profissionais, pacientes e familiares.

The palliative care comprises improving the quality of life and relieving the symptoms of patients facing illnesses that threaten the continuity of life and their families. For this, communicative ability is necessary, in order to conduct well when transmitting bad news. We sought to understand how the national and international scientific production on communication of bad news in palliative care is configured. The literature review research, based on bibliometrics, analysed 25 articles from the last five years (between 2016 and 2020) available in the Virtual Health Library (BVS/Bireme). The results revealed publications by 134 authors in 16 journals from different countries. Some of the studies were carried out with health professionals in hospitals and have a quantitative approach. Communicating bad news is still a challenge for professionals, patients and their families.

Los cuidados paliativos comprenden mejorar la calidad de vida y aliviar los síntomas de los pacientes que enfrentan enfermedades que amenazan la continuidad de vida y sus familias. Para ello es necesaria la habilidad comunicativa, a fin de poder transmitir adecuadamente las malas noticias. Buscamos comprender cómo se configura la producción científica nacional e internacional que aborda la comunicación de malas noticias en cuidados paliativos. La investigación de revisión de literatura, basada en el análisis bibliométrico, analizó 25 artículos de los últimos cinco años (entre 2016 y 2020) disponibles en la Biblioteca Virtual en Salud (BVS/Bireme). Los resultados revelaron publicaciones de 134 autores en 16 revistas de diferentes países. Parte de los estudios se realizaron con profesionales de la salud en hospitales y tienen un enfoque cuantitativo. La comunicación de malas noticias sigue siendo un desafío para profesionales, pacientes y sus familiares.

Infodemia, salud mental, personas mayores: su caracterización en tiempos de pandemia covid-19 / Infodemia, mental health, older people: its characterization in times of the covid-19 pandemic / Infodemia, saúde mental, idosos: sua caracterização em tempos de pandemia da covid-19

Introducción: "Infodemia" define a aquella información que se divulga rápidamente y sin mayor evidencia, ocasionando desinformación y malos hábitos sanitarios. Objetivo: Caracterizar a las personas mayores con respecto a salud mental e infodemia. Materiales y métodos: estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo, transversal. Muestra no probabilística, conformada por 195 personas mayores, quienes respondieron cuestionario telefónico u online para: Infodemia, Escala de Estrés Percibido, Escala de Depresión Geriátrica Yesavage e Inventario de Ansiedad Generalizada. Previa aceptación de consentimiento informado. Estudio fue aprobado por Comité ético acreditado. Resultados: 58% fueron mujeres, 90% se encontraban jubilados y/o pensionados. El 65% percibía un sueldo igual o menor a US 300. El promedio de horas destinado a información por Covid-19 fue de 5±2,5. La mayoría se sintió afectado/a física y psicológicamente por las noticias. Casi el 30% de los encuestados refirió miedo y ansiedad frente al número de muertos e infectados. 65% se sintió estresado, 9% presentó depresión grave y 20% mostró ansiedad generalizada en este periodo. Discusión: la población mundial está envejeciendo y durante la pandemia fueron los más vulnerables a Covid-19. Este grupo se sintió afectado física y psicológicamente por la información recibida y por ello se requiere romper el ciclo de la desinformación, siendo los profesionales de enfermería los más idóneos para ello. Conclusiones: Las personas mayores se sintieron afectadas por la Infodemia. Se requiere del trabajo multidisciplinario para hacer frente a esta problemática, reforzando la alfabetización para la salud, como estrategia para que las personas mayores logren discriminar la exorbitante información de salud circulante.

Introduction: "Infodemic" defines information that is disseminated quickly and without further evidence, causing misinformation and bad health habits. Objective: Characterize older people with respect to mental health and infodemic. Materials and methods: quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study. Non-probabilistic sample, made up of 195 older people, who answered a telephone or online questionnaire for: Infodemic, Perceived Stress Scale, Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale and Generalized Anxiety Inventory. Prior acceptance of informed consent. Study was approved by an accredited ethical committee. Results: 58% were women, 90% were retired and/or pensioners. 65% received a salary equal to or less than US 300. The average number of hours allocated to Covid-19 information was 5±2.5. The majority felt physically and psychologically affected by the news. Almost 30% of those surveyed reported fear and anxiety regarding the number of deaths and infections. 65% felt stressed, 9% presented severe depression and 20% showed generalized anxiety in this period. Discussion: The world's population is aging and during the pandemic they were the most vulnerable to Covid-19. This group felt physically and psychologically affected by the information received and therefore it is necessary to break the cycle of misinformation, with nursing professionals being the most suitable for this. Conclusions: Older people felt affected by the Infodemic. Multidisciplinary work is required to address this problem, reinforcing health literacy, as a strategy for older people to be able to discriminate the exorbitant circulating health information.

Introdução: "Infodemia" define informações que são divulgadas rapidamente e sem maiores evidências, causando desinformação e maus hábitos de saúde. Os idosos foram os mais vulneráveis aos efeitos da Covid-19, pouco se sabe sobre a sua saúde mental e a infodemia neste período. Objetivo: Caracterizar os idosos quanto à saúde mental e à infodemia. Materiais e métodos: estudo quantitativo, descritivo, transversal. Amostra não probabilística, composta por 195 idosos, que responderam a questionário telefônico ou online de: Infodemia, Escala de Estresse Percebido, Escala de Depressão Geriátrica de Yesavage e Inventário de Ansiedade Generalizada. Aceitação prévia do consentimento informado. O estudo foi aprovado por um comitê de ética credenciado. Resultados: 58% eram mulheres, 90% eram aposentadas e/ou pensionistas. 65% recebiam um salário igual ou inferior a US$ 300. O número médio de horas destinadas à informação sobre a Covid-19 foi de 5±2,5. A maioria sentiu-se física e psicologicamente afetada pela notícia. Quase 30% dos entrevistados relataram medo e ansiedade em relação ao número de mortes e infecções. 65% sentiram-se estressados, 9% apresentaram depressão grave e 20% apresentaram ansiedade generalizada neste período. Discussão: A população mundial está envelhecendo edurante a pandemia eles eram os mais vulneráveis à Covid-19. Este grupo sentiu-se afetado física e psicologicamente pelas informações recebidas e por isso é necessário quebrar o ciclo de desinformação, sendo os profissionais de enfermagem os mais indicados para isso. Conclusões: Os idosos sentiram-se afetados pela Infodemia. É necessário um trabalho multidisciplinar para resolver este problema, reforçando a literacia em saúde, como estratégia para que os idosos consigam discriminar a exorbitante informação de saúde que circula.

Comunicação na transferência de cuidados para realização de exames de imagem na ótica da enfermagem / Communication in the transfer of care for imaging exams from a nursing perspective / Comunicación en la transferencia de cuidados para exámenes por imágenes desde la perspectiva de enfermería

Objetivo:analisar a percepção de profissionais de enfermagem sobre a comunicação entre equipes na transferência de cuidados de pacientes para a realização de exames de imagem. Método:pesquisa exploratório-descritiva, qualitativa, realizada com 43 profissionais de enfermagem de um complexo hospitalar de Porto Alegre, entre junho e agosto de 2021. Os dados foram coletados por entrevista semiestruturada e utilizou-se Análise de Conteúdo de Minayo. Resultados:emergiram três temas: como ocorre o processo de comunicação para a transferência do paciente internado ao setor de exames; as potencialidades e fragilidades deste processo e ferramentas para qualificar a comunicação. O enfermeiro atua como articulador da comunicação, que ora ocorre utilizando ferramentase com etapas verbais/telefônicas. O sistema de notas de transferência, a dupla checagem e o readbackpossuem falhas, por não serem oficializados nem específicos. Conclusões:os profissionais consideram a comunicação verbal como a maior fragilidade e sugerem ferramentas formais para torná-la efetiva.

Objective:to analyze the perception of nursing professionals regarding communication between teams in the transfer of patient care for imaging examinations. Method:exploratory-descriptive research, qualitative, conducted with 43 nursing professionals from a hospital complex in Porto Alegre, between June and August 2021. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using Minayo's Content Analysis. Results: three themes emerged: how the communication process occurs for the transfer of the hospitalized patient to the examination department; the strengths and weaknesses of this process; and tools to enhance communication. The nurse acts as a communication facilitator, sometimes using tools and verbal/phone methods. The transfer note system, double-checking, and read-back have flaws because they are not formalized nor specific. Conclusions: professionals consider verbal communication the major weakness and suggest formal tools to make it more effective

Objetivo: analizar la percepción de profesionales de enfermería sobre la comunicación entre equipos al momento de transferir la atención al paciente para la realización de exámenes de imagen.Método: investigación realizada con 43 profesionales de enfermería de un complejo hospitalario de Porto Alegre, entre junio y agosto de 2021. Entrevistas semiestructuradas ocurrieron y se utilizó el análisis de contenido. Resultados: surgieron tres temas: cómo ocurre el proceso de comunicación para la transferencia delpaciente hospitalizado al departamento de exámenes; las potencialidades y debilidades de este proceso y las herramientas para cualificar la comunicación. El enfermero actúa como articulador de la comunicación, que en ocasiones ocurre mediante herramientasy pasos verbales/telefónicos. El sistema de notas de transferencia, la doble verificación y la relectura tienen fallas, pues no son oficiales ni específicos. Conclusiones: los profesionales consideran la comunicación verbal como la mayor debilidad y sugieren herramientas formales para hacerla efectiva.

Vaccine communication strategies among healthcare workers as a reflection of the Israeli Ministry of Health's communication strategies before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Healthcare workers play a central role in communicating information to the public regarding vaccines. Most of the literature has focused on healthcare workers' hesitancy and doubts about getting the flu vaccine themselves. However, few studies have dealt with how they perceive their role in communicating information regarding vaccines, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic. Objectives: (1) To identify the communication strategies used by the Israeli Ministry of Health regarding vaccines during epidemic crises (before and after the COVID-19 pandemic); (2) To identify the communication strategies used by healthcare workers regarding vaccines before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A qualitative study based on in-depth interviews was conducted among healthcare workers and used a semi-structured protocol as a research tool. A total of 18 healthcare workers were sampled using purposeful and snowball sampling. Results: Despite healthcare workers' perception that there has been a decrease in trust in the Israeli Ministry of Health among the public following the COVID-19 outbreak, they still rely on the Israeli Ministry of Health as their primary source of information and use the same communication strategies (such as fear appeals and correcting information) as of the Israeli Ministry of Health to communicate with the public, healthcare providers, and other relevant stakeholders. Conclusion: Healthcare workers have been shaped by the professional socialization processes within the health system, leading to a predominant reliance on established communication strategies and informational channels. This reliance underscores the importance of evolving these methods to better engage with the public. To address this, there is a compelling need to innovate and adopt new communication techniques that emphasize effective dialogue and transparent interactions. By doing so, healthcare professionals can ensure that their outreach is not only informative but also responsive to the diverse needs and preferences of the community.

Scaling the Idea of Opinion Leadership to Address Health Misinformation: The Case for "Health Communication AI".

There is strong evidence of the impact of opinion leaders in health promotion programs. Early work by Burke-Garcia suggests that social media influencers are the opinion leaders of the digital age as they come from the communities they influence, have built trust with them, and may be useful in combating misinformation by disseminating credible and timely health information and prompting consideration of health behaviors. AI has contributed to the spread of misinformation, but it can also be a vital part of the solution, informing and educating in real time and at scale. Personalized, empathetic messaging is crucial, though, and research supports that individuals are drawn to empathetic AI responses and prefer them to human responses in some digital environments. This mimics what we know about influencers and how they approach communicating with their followers. Blending what we know about social media influencers as opinion leaders with the power and scale of AI can enable us to address the spread of misinformation. This paper reviews the knowledge base and proposes the development of something we term "Health Communication AI" - perhaps the newest form of opinion leader - to fight health misinformation.

Engaging the Next Generation in Communication to Address Information Quality.

Information disorder can have adverse consequences on health. While there has been growing attention to health information quality among the general population, there has been less focus on the young adult age group and how their insights and ideas can help to explore the effects and potential interventions to address information quality. Since certain information consumption habits and effects vary among young people, their perspective can provide valuable insights for tackling the increasing issue of misinformation. This Perspective examines past youth involvement efforts to suggest ways to incorporate the youth perspective into improving the quality of health information, particularly through engagement strategies aimed at combating misinformation traits. We then propose a set of five recommendations to advance research to address information disorder, researchers can consider the following steps to engage youth.

Precious Information: Getting Interpretable, Actionable Health Communications Data.

Doing high-quality health communications requires high-quality data, both to describe information environments and diets and as outcomes for program evaluations that seek to change them and the behaviors they foster. When we understand where people gather information, what they learn there, and how it encourages them to act, we can better diagnose where to focus energy and resources-for example, whether to amplify high-quality sources, address low-quality information, or fill information voids with actionable ideas. Too often, however, researchers collect data in ways that conflate the sources of information, the channels through which information is communicated, and the content of that information. This thwarts opportunities to identify specific problems and opportunities. We call for conceptual precision to make good use of respondents' time, to be good stewards of funders' money, and to effectively address the large challenges we face in encouraging protective, pro-social health behaviors.