Self-Illusion and Medical Expertise in the Era of COVID-19
Arthur Claessens
(1)
,
Olivia Keita-Perse
(1)
,
Frédéric Berthier
(1)
,
Jocelyn Raude
(2, 3)
,
Gilles Chironi
(1)
,
Marc Faraggi
(1)
,
Gildas Rousseau
(1)
,
Sylvie Chaillou-Opitz
(1)
,
Hervé Renard
(1)
,
Valérie Aubin
(1)
,
Bertrand Mercier
(1)
,
Atul Pathak
(1)
,
Christophe Perrin
(1)
,
Yann-Erick Claessens
(1)
Jocelyn Raude
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Atul Pathak
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Résumé
Abstract The Dunning-Kruger premise assumes that unqualified people are unaware of their limited skills. We tested this hypothesis in the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In this cross-sectional study, 2487 participants had to self-estimate their knowledge about COVID-19 in a questionnaire on the topic. Poor performers were more likely to use mass media and social networks as sources of information and had lower levels of education. The mean self-assessment (SD) was 6.88 (2.06) and was not linked to actual level of knowledge. This observation should prompt regulatory agencies and media to apply rules that limit dissemination of “infodemics” during global health crises.
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
Titre |
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Self-Illusion and Medical Expertise in the Era of COVID-19
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Résumé |
en
Abstract The Dunning-Kruger premise assumes that unqualified people are unaware of their limited skills. We tested this hypothesis in the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In this cross-sectional study, 2487 participants had to self-estimate their knowledge about COVID-19 in a questionnaire on the topic. Poor performers were more likely to use mass media and social networks as sources of information and had lower levels of education. The mean self-assessment (SD) was 6.88 (2.06) and was not linked to actual level of knowledge. This observation should prompt regulatory agencies and media to apply rules that limit dissemination of “infodemics” during global health crises.
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Auteur(s) |
Arthur Claessens
1
, Olivia Keita-Perse
1
, Frédéric Berthier
1
, Jocelyn Raude
2, 3
, Gilles Chironi
1
, Marc Faraggi
1
, Gildas Rousseau
1
, Sylvie Chaillou-Opitz
1
, Hervé Renard
1
, Valérie Aubin
1
, Bertrand Mercier
1
, Atul Pathak
1
, Christophe Perrin
1
, Yann-Erick Claessens
1
1
Hôpital Princesse Grace [Monaco]
( 523834 )
- 1 Avenue Pasteur
98012 Monaco
- Monaco
2
EHESP -
École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique [EHESP]
( 301986 )
- 15, avenue du Pr. Léon Bernard - 35043 Rennes Cedex
- France
3
SHS -
Département des sciences humaines et sociales
( 460327 )
- 15 avenue du Professeur Léon-Bernard - 35043 Rennes cedex
- France
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Audience |
Internationale
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Date de publication |
2021-04-13
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Volume |
8
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Numéro |
4
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Domaine(s) |
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Mots-clés |
en
COVID-19, Agnotology, Cognitive bias, Cross-sectional survey, Perception
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DOI | 10.1093/ofid/ofab058 |
PubMed Central | PMC8043259 |
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