COVID-19-Related Misinformation among Parents of Patients with Pediatric Cancer

Jeanine P D Guidry; Carrie A Miller; Albert J Ksinan; Jennifer M Rohan; Marcia A Winter; Kellie E Carlyle; Bernard F Fuemmeler

doi:10.3201/eid2702.203285

COVID-19-Related Misinformation among Parents of Patients with Pediatric Cancer

Jeanine P D Guidry, Carrie A Miller, Albert J Ksinan, Jennifer M Rohan, Marcia A Winter, Kellie E Carlyle, Bernard F Fuemmeler

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Abstract

We conducted a survey among 735 parents to determine differences in endorsement of misinformation related to the coronavirus disease pandemic between parents of children in cancer treatment and those with children who had no cancer history. Parents of children with cancer were more likely to believe misinformation than parents of children without cancer.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	650-652
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging infectious diseases
Volume	27
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.203285
Publication status	Published - Feb 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
COVID-19
Child
Child, Preschool
Communication
Consumer Health Information
Deception
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms
Parents/psychology
SARS-CoV-2
Surveys and Questionnaires

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