Social Media and COVID-19

Jean Liu

Status: Completed

Conditions: Depression; Anxiety; Stress; Coronavirus

Treatments: Behavioral: Social media & news consumption

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04367363

2020-CERC-001B

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this protocol, we seek to examine the role of popular messaging platform WhatsApp in information spread during a crisis. As there have been few global crises in the last decade (coinciding with the rise of social media), the role of private messaging platforms such as WhatsApp during crisis contexts remains understudied. During the current COVID-19 global health crisis, we undertook this study to: (1) characterize the nature of WhatsApp use during crises, (2) characterize the profiles of WhatsApp users (3) understand how WhatsApp usage links to well-being (fear and thoughts about COVID-19).

Enrollment: 151 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• At least 21 years
• Has stayed in Singapore for at least 2 years
• Has a WhatsApp account that can be used for the research study

Exclusion criteria

• Below 21 years
• Has stayed in Singapore for less than 2 years
• Does not have a WhatsApp account that can be used for the research study

Trial design

151 participants in 1 patient group

Community sample

Description:

We plan to recruit a representative sample of the Singapore population.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Social media & news consumption