Media Consumption and COVID-19-Related Precautionary Behaviors During the Early Pandemic: Survey Study of Older Adults.
Emily J SmailTorie LivingstonAdam WolachErta CenkoChristopher N KaufmannTodd Matthew ManiniPublished in: JMIR formative research (2023)
The results demonstrated an association between higher media consumption and greater engagement in COVID-19 precautionary behaviors in older adults. These findings suggest that media can be effectively used as a public health tool for communication of prevention strategies and best practices during future health threats, even among populations who are historically less engaged in certain types of media.