Effects of Influenza Strain Label on Worry and Behavioral Intentions

Persons who read information about a hypothetical influenza strain with scientific (H11N3 influenza) or exotic-sounding (Yarraman flu) name reported higher worry and vaccination intentions than did those who read about strains named after an animal reservoir (horse flu). These findings suggest that...

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Autores principales: Scherer, Aaron M., Knaus, Megan, Zikmund-Fisher, Brian J., Das, Enny, Fagerlin, Angela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5547802/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28726629
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2308.170364
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author Scherer, Aaron M.
Knaus, Megan
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Das, Enny
Fagerlin, Angela
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description Persons who read information about a hypothetical influenza strain with scientific (H11N3 influenza) or exotic-sounding (Yarraman flu) name reported higher worry and vaccination intentions than did those who read about strains named after an animal reservoir (horse flu). These findings suggest that terms used for influenza in public communications can influence reactions.
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spelling pubmed-55478022017-08-08 Effects of Influenza Strain Label on Worry and Behavioral Intentions Scherer, Aaron M. Knaus, Megan Zikmund-Fisher, Brian J. Das, Enny Fagerlin, Angela Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter Persons who read information about a hypothetical influenza strain with scientific (H11N3 influenza) or exotic-sounding (Yarraman flu) name reported higher worry and vaccination intentions than did those who read about strains named after an animal reservoir (horse flu). These findings suggest that terms used for influenza in public communications can influence reactions. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-08 /pmc/articles/PMC5547802/ /pubmed/28726629 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2308.170364 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5547802/
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