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Samantha Meyer

Journal article

How do you measure trust in social institutions and health professionals? A systematic review of the literature

Patrick R. Brown, Michael Calnan, Christopher M. Perlman
The importance of measuring trust in health systems has been accentuated due to its correlation with important health outcomes aimed at reducing COVID-19 transmission. This review finds that measuring trust is still inadequate and future research is needed to understand the correlation with health behaviours and outcomes.
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Examining social class as it relates to heuristics women use to determine the trustworthiness of information regarding the link between alcohol and breast cancer risk

High rates of alcohol consumption by midlife women, despite the documented risks associated with breast cancer, varies according to social class. However, we know little about how to develop equitable messaging regarding breast cancer prevention that takes into consideration class differences in the receipt and use of such information.
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COVID-19-Social science research during a pandemic

A huge number of epidemiological, clinical and laboratory studies have been published to mitigate the coronavirus pandemic crises and the findings from these studies are helping policy makers to understand how best to manage the current and future clinical and public health responses. In addition to impacting on infection and mortality rates due to COVID-19...


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