Busca de informação durante a pandemia de Covid-19

The study presents the formal and informal sources of information used in the Brazilian scenario during the COVID-19 pandemic and explains people's perceptions regarding the relevance and trust in these sources. Data were obtained through semi-structured interviews, to describe the sources of i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Gonçalves, Christine Conceição, Barbosa, Ricardo Rodrigues
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL)
Repositorio:Ciência da Informação em Revista
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:www.seer.ufal.br:article/16622
Acceso en línea:https://www.seer.ufal.br/index.php/cir/article/view/16622
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:busca de informação
fontes de informação
Covid-19
information seeking
information sources
COVID-19.
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Sumario:The study presents the formal and informal sources of information used in the Brazilian scenario during the COVID-19 pandemic and explains people's perceptions regarding the relevance and trust in these sources. Data were obtained through semi-structured interviews, to describe the sources of information about COVID-19 considered relevant and confidential to assist study participants in making decisions during this pandemic. The guiding concepts of Savolainen's model (1995) - Everyday Life Information Seeking (ELIS) were considered when conducting the interviews, as well as the concepts of information sources by Choo (2006) and the Latin American and Caribbean Information Center in Health Sciences (BIREME, 2005). The results show that both formal and informal sources of information were used to assist in health decision-making. It was found that digital media and traditional media were primarily used as sources of information about COVID-19. Institutional sources, scientific sources, as well as experts from the areas of Health Sciences, Biological Sciences, and related areas, as well as personal sources of information, were also used. The data also reveals that the relevance and trust attributed to these sources were determined by the recognition of the authority of the information sources.