Stjernswärd Sigrid, Ivert Anna-Karin, Glasdam Stinne
Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Margaretavägen 1 B, S-222 41 Lund, Sweden.
Department of Criminology, Malmö University, Jan Waldenströms gata 25, S-214 28 Malmö, Sweden.
Z Gesundh Wiss. 2023;31(4):645-659. doi: 10.1007/s10389-021-01539-5. Epub 2021 Apr 26.
Extensive COVID-19 information can generate information overload and confusion. Denmark and Sweden adopted different COVID-19 management strategies.
This study aimed to compare search strategies, perceptions and effects of COVID-19 information, in general and specifically in social media, in residents in Denmark and Sweden.
Quantitative data from a sample of respondents ( = 616) from Denmark and Sweden on an international web-based survey was analysed using descriptive and analytical statistics.
The results showed similarities between the countries regarding preferred and trusted information sources, use of (social) media, and psychosocial and behavioural effects of such information. Traditional media and social media were frequently used for COVID-19 information. Especially health authorities and researchers were trusted sources, representing the dominant medico-political discourse. There were no differences in negative effect and social behaviour. Residents in Denmark experienced significantly more positive effects than residents in Sweden.
Summarily, the study showed similarities and small differences among residents in both countries related to usage patterns, perceptions and effects of COVID-19 information from (social) media, despite diverging strategies.
大量的新冠疫情信息可能会导致信息过载和混乱。丹麦和瑞典采取了不同的新冠疫情管理策略。
本研究旨在比较丹麦和瑞典居民获取新冠疫情信息的搜索策略、认知及影响，特别是社交媒体上的相关情况。
采用描述性和分析性统计方法，对丹麦和瑞典的616名受访者在一项基于网络的国际调查中提供的定量数据进行分析。
结果显示，两国在首选和可信赖的信息来源、（社交）媒体的使用以及此类信息对心理社会和行为的影响方面存在相似之处。传统媒体和社交媒体都常被用于获取新冠疫情信息。尤其是卫生当局和研究人员被视为可信赖的信息源，代表了主要的医学政治话语。在负面影响和社会行为方面没有差异。丹麦居民比瑞典居民体验到的积极影响明显更多。
总体而言，该研究表明，尽管两国策略不同，但在两国居民中，与（社交）媒体的新冠疫情信息使用模式、认知及影响相关的情况存在相似性和细微差异。
