Aleksandra Banić, Split School of Medicine, Šoltanska 2, 21000 Split, Croatia,
Croat Med J. 2023 Apr 30;64(2):93-102. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2023.64.93.
To assess the changes in the health information search patterns related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the use of this information in Croatia.
This repeated cross-sectional study was based on an online survey among adults in Croatia from June 5 to July 5 2020 and from May 25 to June 15 2021. The survey inquired about demographic characteristics, health information search patterns, and emotional reactions to health information. The differences between the year 2020 and the year 2021 were assessed.
The survey was completed by 569 respondents (median age 38.5 years) in 2020 and by 598 respondents (median age 40 years) in 2021. In 2020, institutional governmental bodies were perceived to be a reliable source of information, but this perception declined in 2021. Whereas in 2020 TV was the most used source of health-related information, online media prevailed in 2021. After one year of the pandemic, respondents attributed significantly greater importance to the reliability of the information obtained from different sources.
Our results may be valuable in designing public health communication strategies and campaigns, in selecting communication channels and sources, and in tailoring health information according to the characteristics and habits of the studied population.
评估与 COVID-19 大流行相关的健康信息搜索模式的变化，以及克罗地亚对这些信息的使用情况。
这是一项基于 2020 年 6 月 5 日至 7 月 5 日和 2021 年 5 月 25 日至 6 月 15 日期间对克罗地亚成年人进行的在线调查的重复横断面研究。该调查询问了人口统计学特征、健康信息搜索模式以及对健康信息的情绪反应。评估了 2020 年和 2021 年之间的差异。
2020 年有 569 名受访者（中位数年龄 38.5 岁）完成了调查，2021 年有 598 名受访者（中位数年龄 40 岁）完成了调查。2020 年，机构政府部门被认为是可靠的信息来源，但这种看法在 2021 年下降了。虽然 2020 年电视是最常用的健康相关信息来源，但 2021 年在线媒体占主导地位。在大流行一年后，受访者认为从不同来源获得的信息的可靠性重要性显著增加。
我们的研究结果对于设计公共卫生沟通策略和活动、选择沟通渠道和来源以及根据研究人群的特点和习惯调整健康信息可能具有重要价值。
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