Health information use by patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) pre and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Francesca S CardwellSusan J ElliottRicky ChinYvan St PierreMay Yee ChoiMurray B UrowitzGuillermo Ruiz-IrastorzaSasha BernatskyDaniel J WallaceMichelle A PetriSusan ManziSang-Cheol BaeJung-Min ShinAnselm MakJiacai ChoChristine A PeschkenRosalind Ramsey-GoldmanPaul R FortinJohn G HanlyBernardo A Pons-EstelRomina NietoAnca D AskanaseJuanita Romero-DiazMarta MoscaIan N BruceLeigha RowbottomLeanne MielczarekKarin TseAshley MarionJuan Carlos Cáhiz-GonzálezTeresa G CattoniAlain CornetAnn Elaine ClarkePublished in: Lupus science & medicine (2022)
Physicians, the most preferred and trusted sources, were accessed less frequently, while news and social media, less trusted sources, were accessed more frequently post-11 March 2020 vs pre-11 March 2020. Increasing accessibility to physicians, in person and virtually, may help reduce the consequences of accessing misinformation/disinformation.