Coronavirus-related health literacy: a cross-sectional study in adults during the COVID-19 infodemic in Germany

O Okan, TM Bollweg, EM Berens… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
There is an “infodemic” associated with the COVID-19 pandemic—an overabundance of
valid and invalid information. Health literacy is the ability to access, understand, appraise …

Eating habits and lifestyle during COVID-19 lockdown in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study

L Cheikh Ismail, TM Osaili, MN Mohamad… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The coronavirus disease is still spreading in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with
subsequent lockdowns and social distancing measures being enforced by the government …

[HTML][HTML] An exploratory study of COVID-19 misinformation on Twitter

GK Shahi, A Dirkson, TA Majchrzak - Online social networks and media, 2021 - Elsevier
During the COVID-19 pandemic, social media has become a home ground for
misinformation. To tackle this infodemic, scientific oversight, as well as a better …

Development of a codebook of online anti-vaccination rhetoric to manage COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

B Hughes, C Miller-Idriss, R Piltch-Loeb… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Vaccine hesitancy (delay in obtaining a vaccine, despite availability) represents a significant
hurdle to managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccine hesitancy is in part related to the …

Information on the COVID-19 pandemic in daily newspapers' front pages: Case study of Spain and Italy

S Tejedor, L Cervi, F Tusa, M Portales… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Spain and Italy are amongst the European countries where the COVID-19 pandemic has
produced its major impact and where lockdown measures have been the harshest. This …

The impact of measures recommended by the government to limit the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) on physical activity levels, quality of life, and mental health of …

DG De Matos, FJ Aidar, PF Almeida-Neto, OC Moreira… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
To reduce transmission of the coronavirus, the Brazilian government adopted containment
measures to control the virus' spread, including limitations to the practice of physical activity …

#lockdown: Network-Enhanced Emotional Profiling in the Time of COVID-19

M Stella, V Restocchi, S De Deyne - Big Data and Cognitive Computing, 2020 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic forced countries all over the world to take unprecedented
measures, like nationwide lockdowns. To adequately understand the emotional and social …

How dramatic events can affect emotionality in social posting: The impact of COVID-19 on Reddit

V Basile, F Cauteruccio, G Terracina - Future Internet, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 outbreak impacted almost all the aspects of ordinary life. In this context,
social networks quickly started playing the role of a sounding board for the content produced …

[HTML][HTML] Causal modeling of twitter activity during covid-19

O Gencoglu, M Gruber - Computation, 2020 - mdpi.com
Understanding the characteristics of public attention and sentiment is an essential
prerequisite for appropriate crisis management during adverse health events. This is even …

An entertainment-education approach to prevent COVID-19 spread: study protocol for a multi-site randomized controlled trial

A Vandormael, M Adam, M Greuel, T Bärnighausen - Trials, 2020 - Springer
Background Entertainment-education (EE) media can improve behavioral intent toward
health-related practices. In the era of COVID-19, millions of people can be reached by EE …