Health professionals’ perceptions of fake News

• Autor(a) principal: Sczepanhak, Bruna Fatima
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Zanettin, Gabriela, Flesch, Greice Simara, Oliveira, Kelly Cristine, Thomé, Vitória, Rodrigues, Rosa Maria, Silva, Gilson Fernandes da, Conterno, Solange de Fátima Reis, Reis, Alessandra Crystian Engles dos, Gouvêa, Leda Aparecida Vanelli Nabuco de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Ciência Plural
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufrn.br/rcp/article/view/30490

Introduction: Fake news is the propagation of false news spread intentionally, which seeks to mislead. In health, its repercussions are negative due to consequences that may not generate coping with the health conditions of patients. Objectives: To verify what health professionals understand by fake news and to assess whether health professionals identify fake news when faced with it. Methodology: This is an exploratory, quantitative research, whose participants were health professionals from a medium-sized city in western Paraná, who responded to the online data collection instrument. Data were systematized and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: 169 professionals understand Fake news as misleading information; they keep informed through television news programs; they more often receive fake news via WhatsApp; verify information on trusted sites; understand that fake news brings health risks; they have already served people who believe in fake news; they know that creating and disseminating fake news is a crime and they know how to identify fake news. Conclusions: In view of the infodemic experienced, it is suggested the appropriation of social media for scientific dissemination is committed to health so that society can access reliable information based on scientific evidence.