Tag Ranking Multi-agent Semantic Social Networks

Hamamreh, Rushdi A.; Awad, Sameh

doi:10.1109/csci.2017.156

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“…Social media can spread uncertain or low-quality information, which can lead to misinformation [ 38 , 39 ]. Furthermore, social media uses algorithms that link content based on how data are handled and prioritized [ 40 ]. Once misinformation is viewed, similar information may appear repeatedly and is assumed to be correct.…”

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The Relationship Between Information Sources, Health Literacy, and COVID-19 Knowledge in the COVID-19 Infodemic: Cross-sectional Online Study in Japan

Inoue¹,

Shimoura²,

Nagai‐Tanima³

et al. 2022

J Med Internet Res

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic has caused not only a disease epidemic but also an infodemic. Due to the increased use of the internet and social media, along with the development of communication technology, information has spread faster and farther during the COVID-19 infodemic. Moreover, the increased choice of information sources has made it more difficult to make sound decisions regarding information. Although social media is the most common source of misinformation, other forms of media can also spread misinformation. However, the media sources used by people with high health literacy and COVID-19 knowledge to obtain information are unclear. Furthermore, the association between the use of multiple information sources and health literacy or COVID-19 knowledge is ill-defined. Objective This study aims to examine the following 3 aspects regarding the COVID-19 infodemic: (1) the relationship between health literacy, COVID-19 knowledge, and the number of information sources used; (2) the impact of media use on health literacy; and (3) the impact of media use on COVID-19 knowledge. Methods An online cross-sectional study was conducted in November 2021. Participants were 477 individuals aged 20-69 years. After obtaining consent to participate in the study, participants were asked about sociodemographic indicators, sources of health-related information, health literacy, and COVID-19 knowledge. Sources of health-related information were categorized into 4 types: mass media, digital media, social media, and face-to-face communication. The Spearman rank correlation test was conducted to determine the relationship between health literacy, the number of correct answers to COVID-19 knowledge, and the number of information sources used. Multiple regression analysis was conducted with health literacy and the number of correct answers as dependent variables, the 4 media types as independent variables, and age and sex as adjustment variables. Results Mass media was the most frequently used source of information, followed by digital media, face-to-face communication, and social media. Social media use was significantly higher among individuals aged 20-29 years than among other age groups. Significant positive correlations were found between health literacy, the number of positive responses to COVID-19 knowledge, and the number of information sources used. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that health literacy is associated with access to information from digital media and face-to-face communication. Additionally, COVID-19 knowledge was associated with access to information from mass media, digital media, and face-to-face communication. Conclusions Health literacy and COVID-19 knowledge could be improved using diverse information sources, especially by providing opportunities to use digital media and face-to-face communication. Furthermore, it may be important to improve health literacy and provide accurate knowledge about COVID-19 to young adults.

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The Relationship Between Information Sources, Health Literacy, and COVID-19 Knowledge in the COVID-19 Infodemic: Cross-sectional Online Study in Japan

Inoue¹,

Shimoura²,

Nagai‐Tanima³

et al. 2022

J Med Internet Res

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Fake news on Social Media: the Impact on Society

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Fake news (FN) on social media (SM) rose to prominence in 2016 during the United States of America presidential election, leading people to question science, true news (TN), and societal norms. FN is increasingly affecting societal values, changing opinions on critical issues and topics as well as redefining facts, truths, and beliefs. To understand the degree to which FN has changed society and the meaning of FN, this study proposes a novel conceptual framework derived from the literature on FN, SM, and societal acceptance theory. The conceptual framework is developed into a meta-framework that analyzes survey data from 356 respondents. This study explored fuzzy set-theoretic comparative analysis; the outcomes of this research suggest that societies are split on differentiating TN from FN. The results also show splits in societal values. Overall, this study provides a new perspective on how FN on SM is disintegrating societies and replacing TN with FN.

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The Relationship Between Information Sources, Health Literacy, and COVID-19 Knowledge in the COVID-19 Infodemic: Cross-sectional Online Study in Japan (Preprint)

Inoue¹,

Shimoura²,

Nagai‐Tanima³

et al. 2022

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BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has caused not only a disease epidemic, but also an infodemic. Due to the increased use of the Internet and social media, along with the development of communication technology, information has spread faster and farther during the COVID-19 infodemic. Moreover, the increased choice of information sources has made it more complex to make good decisions regarding information. Although social media is the most common source of misinformation, there are cases of misinformation being spread by other forms of media. It is unclear which media sources are used by people with high health literacy and information comprehension. Clarifying this may help to elucidate how to spread true information to a larger number of people to bring the infodemic under control. OBJECTIVE Our aim was to determine the relationship between health literacy, or the comprehension of misinformation and the media used to obtain information. METHODS An online cross-sectional study was conducted in November 2021. The participants were 477 individuals aged 20–69 years. After obtaining consent to participate in the study, the participants were asked about sociodemographic indicators, sources of health-related information, health literacy, and comprehension of COVID-19 misinformation. Sources of health-related information were categorized into 4 types: mass media, digital media, social media, and face-to-face communication. Multiple regression analysis was conducted with health literacy and comprehension as dependent variables, the 4 media as independent variables, and age and gender as adjustment variables. RESULTS Mass media was the most frequently used source of information, followed by digital media, face-to-face communication, and social media. There were no differences in the use of mass media, digital media, or face-to-face communication according to age group. Social media use was significantly higher among those in their 20s than among other age groups. Multiple regression analysis showed that higher health literacy was associated with access to information from digital media and face-to-face communication. Higher comprehension was also associated with access to information from mass media, digital media, and face-to-face communication. CONCLUSIONS We considered that health literacy is important for accessing necessary information from digital media, where there is a lot of information, both true and false, and from various forms of communication. It was also suggested that information may be understood differently depending on how it is conveyed to users. Thus, improving health literacy and being able to effectively use information from digital media and face-to-face communication may improve each persons’ information comprehension. Moreover, improving the health literacy of younger generations, who are the primary users of social media, may prevent the spread of misinformation. By improving the health literacy of each individual, we may be able to cope with the infodemic.

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Tag Ranking Multi-agent Semantic Social Networks

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References 8 publications

The Relationship Between Information Sources, Health Literacy, and COVID-19 Knowledge in the COVID-19 Infodemic: Cross-sectional Online Study in Japan

The Relationship Between Information Sources, Health Literacy, and COVID-19 Knowledge in the COVID-19 Infodemic: Cross-sectional Online Study in Japan

Fake news on Social Media: the Impact on Society

The Relationship Between Information Sources, Health Literacy, and COVID-19 Knowledge in the COVID-19 Infodemic: Cross-sectional Online Study in Japan (Preprint)

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