COVID-19 Misinformation Prophylaxis: Protocol for a Randomized Trial of a Brief Informational Intervention.
COVID-19 Misinformation Prophylaxis: Protocol for a Randomized Trial of a Brief Informational Intervention.
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DOI：
10.2196/24383
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发表时间：
2020-12-07
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Golzarri-Arroyo L
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作者：
Agley J;Xiao Y;Thompson EE;Golzarri-Arroyo L
随着COVID-19大流行继续影响美国人的生活，非药物预防行为（如戴口罩）在降低感染风险方面的重要作用变得越来越明显。在大流行期间，研究人员观察到有关COVID-19的错误信息或不一致的叙述迅速扩散。越来越多的证据表明，这种误导性的叙述与各种形式的不良行为（例如，烧毁手机信号塔）有关。此外，个人对推荐的COVID-19预防指南的遵守情况并不一致，这些规定引起了反对和争议。最近的研究表明，对科学和科学家的信任可能是贯穿现代公共卫生领域这些看似不同的组成部分的一条重要线索。因此，本文描述了一项旨在增加对科学的信任的简短数字干预的随机试验方案。本研究的目的是研究接触策划的信息图是否可以增加对科学的信任，降低误导叙述的可信度，并增加参与预防行为的可能性。这是一项随机化、安慰剂对照、优效性试验，包括2个平行组。按照性别、人种和种族以及年龄将1000名年龄≥18岁的成年人随机分配（通过1：1分配）到干预组或安慰剂对照组。干预将是一个数字信息图，内容基于健康传播专家制定的科学信任原则。然后将对干预措施进行预先测试和试点测试，以确定其可行性。研究结果将包括对科学的信任，COVID-19叙述性信念潜在特征成员资格，以及参与预防行为的可能性，这将由8个理论上选择的协变量控制。这项研究于2020年8月获得资助，于2020年9月15日获得印第安纳州大学机构审查委员会批准，并在ClinicalTrials. gov进行了前瞻性注册。这项拟议的实验调查的影响，可以很容易地传播，以增加个人对科学的信任，影响错误信息的可信度，因此，预防行为的意图，一个简短而可行的干预。ClinicalTrials.gov NCT 04557241; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04557241 PRR1-10.2196/24383
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect life in the United States, the important role of nonpharmaceutical preventive behaviors (such as wearing a face mask) in reducing the risk of infection has become clear. During the pandemic, researchers have observed the rapid proliferation of misinformed or inconsistent narratives about COVID-19. There is growing evidence that such misinformed narratives are associated with various forms of undesirable behavior (eg, burning down cell towers). Furthermore, individuals’ adherence to recommended COVID-19 preventive guidelines has been inconsistent, and such mandates have engendered opposition and controversy. Recent research suggests the possibility that trust in science and scientists may be an important thread to weave throughout these seemingly disparate components of the modern public health landscape. Thus, this paper describes the protocol for a randomized trial of a brief, digital intervention designed to increase trust in science. The objective of this study is to examine whether exposure to a curated infographic can increase trust in science, reduce the believability of misinformed narratives, and increase the likelihood to engage in preventive behaviors. This is a randomized, placebo-controlled, superiority trial comprising 2 parallel groups. A sample of 1000 adults aged ≥18 years who are representative of the population of the United States by gender, race and ethnicity, and age will be randomly assigned (via a 1:1 allocation) to an intervention or a placebo-control arm. The intervention will be a digital infographic with content based on principles of trust in science, developed by a health communications expert. The intervention will then be both pretested and pilot-tested to determine its viability. Study outcomes will include trust in science, a COVID-19 narrative belief latent profile membership, and the likelihood to engage in preventive behaviors, which will be controlled by 8 theoretically selected covariates. This study was funded in August 2020, approved by the Indiana University Institutional Review Board on September 15, 2020, and prospectively registered with ClinicalTrials.gov. COVID-19 misinformation prophylaxis is crucial. This proposed experiment investigates the impact of a brief yet actionable intervention that can be easily disseminated to increase individuals’ trust in science, with the intention of affecting misinformation believability and, consequently, preventive behavioral intentions. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04557241; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04557241 PRR1-10.2196/24383
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DOI：
10.1093/geronb/gbaa074
发表时间：
2021-02-01
影响因子：
6.2
作者：
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通讯作者：
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影响因子：
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影响因子：
1.4
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影响因子：
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影响因子：
3.6
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