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ArticleBMC public health2021

Trust in health information sources and its associations with COVID-19 disruptions to social relationships and health services among people living with HIV.

Seth C Kalichman, Bruno Shkembi, Moira O Kalichman, Lisa A Eaton

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Article in BMC public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
9.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. The Impact of COVID-19 on Disruptions of HIV-related Services: A Rapid Review.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Seth C KalichmanInstitute for Collaborative Health Intervention and Policy, University of Connecticut, 2006 Hillside Road, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA. seth.k@uconn.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-0912-5112
Bruno ShkembiInstitute for Collaborative Health Intervention and Policy, University of Connecticut, 2006 Hillside Road, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
Moira O KalichmanInstitute for Collaborative Health Intervention and Policy, University of Connecticut, 2006 Hillside Road, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
Lisa A EatonInstitute for Collaborative Health Intervention and Policy, University of Connecticut, 2006 Hillside Road, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
University of Connecticut · US

Funding

Developing a novel approach to assessing intersectional stigma to advance HIV prevention research with Black men who sex with men.R21MH121314 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · PI KALICHMAN, SETH C · 2019 to 2020
$443k
NIMH NIH HHS R21 MH121314NIMH NIH HHS R21MH121314
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) is potentially severe for individuals with compromised immune systems, including people living with HIV. Along with the direct health threats of COVID-19, there are disruptions to social relationships and health services resulting from mitigation efforts instituted by public health authorities. This study examined the relationship between trust in the government and trust in COVID-19 health information from the US CDC, state health departments, and social media on the experience of COVID-19 social and health services-related disruptions.

methodsPeople living with HIV (N = 459) recruited through social media advertisements and chain referrals completed confidential surveys delivered through an online platform.

resultsParticipants experienced high-levels of disruptions to social relationships and health services attributable to COVID-19 mitigation efforts. We also observed high-rates of inaccurate information and low-levels of trust in government and sources of COVID-19 information. Greater disruptions to social relationships were predicted by more concern about oneself and others contracting COVID-19, whereas disruptions to health services were predicted by greater concern for oneself contracting COVID-19, greater general medical mistrust, and less trust in information from the CDC.

conclusionsFindings have implications for the necessity of rebuilding public trust in credible sources of health information and stepping up efforts to counter sources of inaccurate information.

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COVID-19HIV InfectionsSocial MediaHealth ServicesHumansInterpersonal RelationsSARS-CoV-2TrustCOVID-19Health informationHIV infectionTrust

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PMID33910548
PMCPMC8080999
OpenAlexW3158522766

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