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ReviewPatient education and counseling2021

Rapid review of virus risk communication interventions: Directions for COVID-19.

Darren M Winograd, Cara L Fresquez, Madison Egli, Emily K Peterson, Alyssa R Lombardi, Allison Megale, Yajaira A Cabrera Tineo, Michael G Verile, Alison L Phillips, Jessica Y Breland and 2 more

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Review in Patient education and counseling, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Key factors for promoting protective behaviours in future pandemics: an umbrella review.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Darren M WinogradDepartment of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 12222, USA.
Cara L FresquezDepartment of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 12222, USA.
Madison EgliDepartment of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80526, USA.
Emily K PetersonDepartment of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 12222, USA.
Alyssa R LombardiDepartment of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 12222, USA.
Allison MegaleDepartment of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 12222, USA.
Yajaira A Cabrera TineoDepartment of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 12222, USA.
Michael G VerileDepartment of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 12222, USA.
Alison L PhillipsWar Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC), Veterans Affairs New Jersey Healthcare System, East Orange, NJ, 07018, USA; Department of Psychology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.
Jessica Y BrelandCenter for Innovation to Implementation, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA.
Susan SantosWar Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC), Veterans Affairs New Jersey Healthcare System, East Orange, NJ, 07018, USA.
Lisa M McAndrewDepartment of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 12222, USA; War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC), Veterans Affairs New Jersey Healthcare System, East Orange, NJ, 07018, USA. Electronic address: lmcandrew@albany.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveIn response to COVID-19, we conducted a rapid review of risk communication interventions to mitigate risk from viruses to determine if such interventions are efficacious.

methodsWe searched for risk communication interventions in four databases: Medline, PsycInfo, the ProQuest Coronavirus Research Database, and CENTRAL. The search produced 1572 articles. Thirty-one articles were included in the final review.

resultsResults showed risk communication interventions can produce cognitive and behavior changes around viruses. Results were more consistently positive for interventions focused on HIV/AIDS as compared to influenza. There was no consistent best intervention approach when comparing peer health, audio/visual, and intensive multi-media interventions. Tailoring risk communication toward a target population, in comparison to not tailoring, was related to better outcomes.

conclusionThe results suggest that risk communication interventions can be efficacious at reducing risk from viruses. They also highlight the complexity of risk communication interventions. Additional research is needed to understand the mechanisms that lead risk communication to reduce risk from viruses. PRACTICAL VALUE: Results support risk communication interventions to reduce risk from viruses.

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COVID-19Influenza, HumanCommunicationHumansSARS-CoV-2Covid-19Protective behaviorsRisk communicationRisk perceptionVirus transmission

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PMID33583651
PMCPMC7817441

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