Ikuo Shimizu, Hajime Kasai, Kiyoshi Shikino, Nobuyuki Araki, Zaiya Takahashi, Misaki Onodera, Yasuhiko Kimura, Tomoko Tsukamoto, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Mayumi Asahina, Shoichi Ito, Eiryo Kawakami
Developing Medical Education Curriculum Reform Strategies to Address the Impact of Generative AI: Qualitative Study
JMIR medical education
outbreak infectious disease especially online media would usually important channel people get firsthand knowledge evaluate risks specific emergency although increasing attention effect social media use epidemics outbreaks relatively little known underlying mechanism social media plays role peoples cognitive affective preventive responses objective advance current knowledge surrounding social media effects peoples cognition affection health protective behaviors epidemics aim examine associations social media exposure covid19 risks related information preventive behavior public also role situation awareness crisis emotions including anxiety fear played online crosssectional survey conducted china total 632 participants recruited measures included exposure covid19 information social media situation awareness anxiety fear protective behaviors participants taken performed descriptive statistical analysis correlation mediation analysis test research hypotheses findings indicated situation awareness positively associated social media use b 054 p 0001 anxiety b 095 p 0001 fear b 087 p 0001 preventive behavior b 068 p 0001 social media use would also indirect effect anxiety indirect effect 040 95 ci 034 046 fear indirect effect 035 95 ci 029 042 situation awareness serial mediation effect situation awareness fear correlation social media use preventive behavior testified indirect effect 004 95 ci 001 008 social media use might influence adoption preventive behaviors triggering situation awareness fear therefore health communication regarding covid19 prevention target people less internet access low ehealth literacy understanding positive role negative crisis emotions outbreaks could also help communicators policymakers develop appropriate strategies make people proactive avoid remaining health hazard