Quote People who believe in COVID-19 conspiracy theories are more likely to catch the virus, lose their jobs, and be socially isolated, according to a new study published in Psychological Medicine, a peer-reviewed medical journal by Cambridge University Press. The study, conducted by researchers in the Netherlands, found that those who believe in COVID-19 conspiracies are less likely to be tested for COVID-19. But they're more likely to get infected and test positive. Conspiracy beliefs predict how well people cope with the challenges of a global pandemic and therefore ... Read in entirety: People Who Believe in COVID-19 Conspiracies More Likely to Catch Virus: Study - Medscape - Nov 02, 2021. 3 Likes More Like This Your Local Pharmacist Can Now Prescribe Paxlovid To Treat COVID-19 by Terry Ann Donner, BSN, RN COVID-19: I'm Doing My Own Research by KathyDay Monkeypox...Another Pandemic?! by Sheana Gray, BSN, RN Differential Case Study: Lyme Disease or Covid-19? by SafetyNurse1968, ADN, BSN, MSN, PhD Employee Health During Covid by ThatBLURN, BSN, RN
emtb2rn, BSN, RN, EMT-B Specializes in Emergency. Has 21 years experience. 2,933 Posts Nov 2, 2021 That crazy karma. 3 Likes
chare 3,503 Posts Nov 2, 2021 I was unable to find the Medscape article you referenced, but the study is available here: Conspiracy beliefs prospectively predict health behavior and well-being during a pandemic ETA: Your referenced Medscape article: People Who Believe in COVID-19 Conspiracies More Likely to Catch Virus: Study Edited Nov 2, 2021 by chare 3 Likes
toomuchbaloney Specializes in NICU, PICU, Transport, L&D, Hospice. Has 43 years experience. 8,550 Posts Nov 3, 2021 It's nice to have some proof that if you stand outside in a rainstorm without a raincoat or umbrella you are likely to get wet. 2 Likes
Guest219794 2,453 Posts Nov 3, 2021 Interesting that somebody went through the trouble of studying this. What other possible outcome could there be? These folks are, by definition, delusional. Probably diagnosable as delusional disorder. I suspect that mental illness is among many non-physiologic risk factors, including education and political affiliation. 2 Likes
SmilingBluEyes Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis. Has 25 years experience. 20,954 Posts Nov 4, 2021 Well it bears out in my family. The conspiracy theorists/non-vaccinators are all getting sick, one by one. The ones who have received shots, including my relatively elderly and vulnerable parents, are being spared, thus far. STILL they (the anti-vaccinators) don't believe it's a big deal. 1 Likes