The Infodemic and its Scope on the Psycho-Emotional Area of Families. A Contribution to the Covid-19 Health Crisis
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infodemic, disinformation, psycho-emotions, mental health, Covid-19Abstract
This paper aims at analyzing the concept of “infodemic” (or informational epidemic) through the definition given by the World Health Organization (WHO) in relation to the effects generated by the informative treatment of the Covid-19 pandemic, that is: an overabundance of uncontrolled information that affects the mental balance of families. The method used in this paper is documentary and hermeneutical: scientific articles, texts and informative portals were compiled, triangulated and systematized into three categories. It is necessary to promote access to scientific knowledge to all those who contribute to science and public policies, and to all citizens in general, so that they are well informed and able to avoid the damage to mental health provoked by the perception of threat that the coronavirus has brought to their lives. This damage expresses itself in emotions of fear and sadness that increase the chances of contracting diseases, falling into isolation and accelerating the risk of death. For different reasons, within the family group, the elderly and the children are the ones who have the greatest difficulties in coping with the tension and anxiety caused by the informative treatment of the pandemic.Downloads
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