📚 Volume 27, Issue 11
📋 ID: am2A9W4
Authors
Jucier Goncalves Junior, Harianne Leite De Alencar, Willian De Souza Araujo, Lucas Mori de Lima and Carlos Augusto Carvalho de Vasconcelos
Departament of Internal Medicine, Santa Casa de Fortaleza
Abstract
Social Media (SM) play an important role in the dissemination of information about COVID-19, with reports of experiences and dissemination of opinions. However, SM is also object of concern as they can be vehicles that disseminate fake news. Among the most susceptible groups to fake news are the older adult population due to the immense amount of information available, the difficulty in managing SM and hypothetically they are more likely to be rigid with their conceptions and customs. Thus, fakenews cause impact in mental health of the older adult population. It increase anxiety, stress, depression, insonmia and anger.There is also a need for deep reflection by Civil Society, mental health professionals, large networks of SM and local governments to combat the epidemic of disinformation that has been structured within the pandemic of COVID-19 with special attention to older population.
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Jucier Goncalves Junior, Harianne Leite De Alencar, Willian De Souza Araujo, Lucas Mori de Lima and Carlos Augusto Carvalho de Vasconcelos (2020).
"Impact of Fakenews on the mental health of the older adult population in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic".
Wulfenia, 27(11).
