Purpose

Effective communication is a critical component of managing pandemic outbreaks like COVID-19. This study explores COVID-19 related public knowledge, perceptions, belief in public health recommendations, intent to comply with public health recommendations, trust in information sources and preferred information sources. Participants are invited to include detailed free-text answers to make sure their COVID-19 experiences are heard.

Conditions

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

  • Below 18 years of age

Study Design

Phase
Study Type
Observational
Observational Model
Ecologic or Community
Time Perspective
Cross-Sectional

Recruiting Locations

More Details

NCT ID
NCT04377581
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Detailed Description

The survey is available online in 23 languages. Free-text responses in native languages are highly encouraged. A robust global response will not only provide invaluable information to inform clinicians, healthcare institutions and governments about how to optimize the content and venue of COVID-19 messaging, but will help write a Story of COVID in the words and languages of people from all over the world.

Notice

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