Behaviors on Obtaining and Verifying Health Information from Digital Media During the Infodemic
The current study has two significant purposes. The primary aim of the study is to design a valid and reliable scale regarding the behaviors users have for obtaining and verifying health information from digital media during the COVID-19 Pandemic, which became a global health issue in 2020 by affect...
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| author | Mehmet Fatih Çömlekçi Esra Bozkanat |
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| description | The current study has two significant purposes. The primary aim of the study is to design a valid and reliable scale regarding the behaviors users have for obtaining and verifying health information from digital media during the COVID-19 Pandemic, which became a global health issue in 2020 by affecting the whole world. The secondary aim of the study is to reveal the sources to which new media users frequently refer for obtaining and verifying health information. The research was conducted online using the questionnaire technique with the participation of 551 people. The study demonstrates the “Obtaining and Verifying Health Information from Digital Media Scale to be a valid and reliable measurement tool consisting of 10 items and 3 factors. Another result is that users refer to websites (Web 1.0) more than social media (Web 2.0) when obtaining online health information. In order to verify the health information they have obtained, participants tend to check the online accounts of scientists and doctors. The conclusion section discusses these findings around the concept of infodemic. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5b84c0171574432da7d645b6be0374ec2025-08-20T02:15:18ZdeuIstanbul University Pressİstanbul Üniversitesi Sosyoloji Dergisi2667-69312021-08-0141110312510.26650/SJ.2021.41.1.0024123456Behaviors on Obtaining and Verifying Health Information from Digital Media During the InfodemicMehmet Fatih Çömlekçi0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4811-5558Esra Bozkanat1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6050-2550Kırklareli Üniversitesi, Kirklareli, TurkiyeKırklareli Üniversitesi, Kirklareli, TurkiyeThe current study has two significant purposes. The primary aim of the study is to design a valid and reliable scale regarding the behaviors users have for obtaining and verifying health information from digital media during the COVID-19 Pandemic, which became a global health issue in 2020 by affecting the whole world. The secondary aim of the study is to reveal the sources to which new media users frequently refer for obtaining and verifying health information. The research was conducted online using the questionnaire technique with the participation of 551 people. The study demonstrates the “Obtaining and Verifying Health Information from Digital Media Scale to be a valid and reliable measurement tool consisting of 10 items and 3 factors. Another result is that users refer to websites (Web 1.0) more than social media (Web 2.0) when obtaining online health information. In order to verify the health information they have obtained, participants tend to check the online accounts of scientists and doctors. The conclusion section discusses these findings around the concept of infodemic.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/C9E5842E5329426A9916D2C024239D41health literacyinfodemichealth communicationverificationmisinformationhealth informationsocial mediacovid-19 |
| spellingShingle | Mehmet Fatih Çömlekçi Esra Bozkanat Behaviors on Obtaining and Verifying Health Information from Digital Media During the Infodemic İstanbul Üniversitesi Sosyoloji Dergisi health literacy infodemic health communication verification misinformation health information social media covid-19 |
| title | Behaviors on Obtaining and Verifying Health Information from Digital Media During the Infodemic |
| title_full | Behaviors on Obtaining and Verifying Health Information from Digital Media During the Infodemic |
| title_fullStr | Behaviors on Obtaining and Verifying Health Information from Digital Media During the Infodemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Behaviors on Obtaining and Verifying Health Information from Digital Media During the Infodemic |
| title_short | Behaviors on Obtaining and Verifying Health Information from Digital Media During the Infodemic |
| title_sort | behaviors on obtaining and verifying health information from digital media during the infodemic |
| topic | health literacy infodemic health communication verification misinformation health information social media covid-19 |
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