Communication during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Analysis of Selected Data

Key facts

Disease
COVID-19
Start & end year
2022
Known Financial Commitments (USD)
$21,253.1
Funder
Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH)
Principal Investigator
Bonassi Tamara
Research Location
Switzerland
Lead Research Institution
N/A
Research Priority Alignment
N/A

Research Category
Policies for public health, disease control & community resilience
Research Subcategory
Approaches to public health interventions
Special Interest Tags
N/A
Study Type
Non-Clinical
Clinical Trial Details
N/A
Broad Policy Alignment
Pending
Age Group
Unspecified
Vulnerable Population
Unspecified
Occupations of Interest
Unspecified

Abstract

The study collected and analyzed nationally representative data in the area of communication during the Covid-19 crisis. It shows to what extent communication by (1) the FOPH, (2) traditional media, (3) social media, and (4) in interpersonal relationships has influenced the following factors: (a) trust in health authorities, (b) willingness to get vaccinated, (c) susceptibility to conspiracy theories, and (d) the mental health of the population.