Role of electronic media in mitigating the psychological impacts of novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

The current research initiative focuses on the role of Pakistani media in eliminating panic and depression among health practitioners and the general public due to the outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In Pakistan, electronic media is the most common source of information due to the higher r...

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Autores principales: Bilal, Latif, Faiza, Bashir, Muhammad Farhan, Komal, Bushra, Tan, Duojiao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. 2020
Materias:
Letter to the Editor
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7194577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32388417
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113041
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Sumario:The current research initiative focuses on the role of Pakistani media in eliminating panic and depression among health practitioners and the general public due to the outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In Pakistan, electronic media is the most common source of information due to the higher rural population and the lower literacy rate and media's handling of COVID-19 coverage so far creates panic and depression. We suggest that special televised transmissions featuring psychologists and physiatrists should be aired to reduce the panic. Media also mitigates the stress of frontline medical staff by paying special attributes to them.

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