COVID-19–Related Misinformation among Parents of Patients with Pediatric Cancer

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 650 - 652
• Main Authors: Guidry, Jeanine P.D., Miller, Carrie A., Ksinan, Albert J., Rohan, Jennifer M., Winter, Marcia A., Carlyle, Kellie E., Fuemmeler, Bernard F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.02.2021; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: 2019 coronavirus disease; Adolescent; Adult; Age; Approximation; Cancer; Cancer in children; Care and treatment; Caregivers; Child; Child, Preschool; Communication; Consumer Health Information; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19–Related Misinformation among Parents of Patients with Pediatric Cancer; Deception; Disease; Education; Endorsements; Epidemics; False information; Fear & phobias; Female; Humans; Male; Mean square errors; Middle Aged; Mortality; Neoplasms; Pandemics; Parent and child; Parents & parenting; Parents - psychology; Pediatrics; Research Letter; respiratory infections; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Social aspects; Surveys and Questionnaires; United States; viruses; United States; Italy; Virginia; SARS-CoV-2; viruses; misinformation; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; 2019 coronavirus disease; SARS; coronavirus; respiratory infections; pediatric cancer
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid2702.203285

We conducted a survey among 735 parents to determine differences in endorsement of misinformation related to the coronavirus disease pandemic between parents of children in cancer treatment and those with children who had no cancer history. Parents of children with cancer were more likely to believe misinformation than parents of children without cancer.