Public information needs and preferences on COVID-19: a cross-sectional study

作者：Julia Lühnen, Thomas Frese, Wilfried Mau, Gabriele E. Meyer, Rafael Mikolajczyk, Michael Richter, Jan Schildmann, Matthias C. Braunisch, Falk Fichtner, Christopher Holzmann‐Littig, Peter Kranke, Maria Popp, Christian Patrick Schaaf, Christoph Schmaderer, Christian Seeber, Anne Werner, Marjo Wijnen‐Meijer, Joerg J Meerpohl, Anke Steckelberg, AP6 CEOsys, Astrid Viciano, Carina Benstöm, Georg Rüschemeyer, Holger Wormer, Jörg Wipplinger, Julia Krieger, Karolina Dahms, Kelly Ansems, Marcus Anhäuser, Patrick Meybohm, Stephanie Weibel · 发表于：BMC Public Health · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.1186/s12889-023-15131-x · 被引用次数：13 · 研究领域：Health Literacy and Information Accessibility、Misinformation and Its Impacts、Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

BACKGROUND: Right from the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic the general public faced the challenge to find reliable and understandable information in the overwhelming flood of information. To enhance informed decision-making, evidence-based information should be provided. Aim was to explore the general public's information needs and preferences on COVID-19 as well as the barriers to accessing evidence-based information. METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional study. Nine hundred twenty-seven panel members were invited to an online survey (12/2020-02/2021). The HeReCa-online-panel is installed at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg to assess regularly the general public's view on health issues in five regions in Germany. The survey was set up in LimeSurvey, with nine items, multiple-choice and open-ended questions that allowed to gather qualitative data. Quantitative data were analysed descriptively and a content analysis was carried out to categorise the qualitative data. RESULTS: Six hundred thirty-six panel members provided data; mean age 52 years, 56.2% female, and 64.9% with higher education qualifications. Asked about relevant topics related to COVID-19, most participants selected vaccination (63.8%), infection control (52%), and long-term effects (47.8%). The following 11 categories were derived from the qualitative analysis representing the topics of interest: vaccination, infection control, long-term effects, therapies, test methods, mental health, sympt...