Development of a Conceptual Framework of Health Misinformation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review of Reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the wide variety of studies that have focused on the recent COVID-19 infodemic, defining health mis- or disinformation remains a challenge due to the dynamic nature of the social media ecosystem and, in particular, the different terminologies from different fields of knowledge.

Objective

In this work, we aim to develop a conceptual framework of health misinformation during pandemic contexts that will enable the establishment of an interoperable definition of this concept and consequently a better management of these problems in the future.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review of reviews to develop a conceptual framework for health misinformation during the pandemic context as a case study.

Results

This review comprises 51 reviews from whi

SUBMITTER: Alvarez-Galvez J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12680940 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature