Protocol - Media Use During COVID-19

Description

This protocol uses four questions from the COVID-19 Experiences (COVEX) questionnaire Media Use module. The questions assess an individual’s sources of news and information for COVID-19 related information during the pandemic, and their mental health impact.

Specific Instructions

None

Availability

This protocol is freely available; permission not required for use.

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Protocol

1. What is the most common way you get news? [check all that apply]

1[ ]Print newspaper or magazines

2[ ]Radio

3[ ]TV (local, network, cable)

4[ ]Social media

5[ ]News website or app

6[ ]Family, friends, or neighbors

2. During the COVID-19 outbreak, on average, how much time per day did you spend getting information about COVID-19 or the impact it is having on the city, state, country?

1[ ]None

2[ ]< 1 hour

3[ ]1 hour - < 2 hours

4[ ]2 hours - <3 hours

5[ ]3 hours - <4 hours

6[ ]4 hours - <5 hours

7[ ]5 or more hours per day

3. Has your usage of the following sources of information contributed to your mental health in a positive or negative way?

	Positive	Negative	Neutral	I dont use this source
3a. Friends, family or neighbors (on the phone or in person)	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
3b. Local government officials	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
3c. National government officials	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
3d. National and International Health officials (e.g. CDC, WHO)	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
3e. News (print or online news)	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
3f. Radio, Podcast	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
3g. Facebook	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
3h. Instagram, Snapchat	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
3i. Twitter	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
3j. Other Social Media (e.g. Tik Tok, Reddit)	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]

4. How often do you use or rely on the following sources to get information about the COVID-19 outbreak?

	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always
4a. Friends, family or neighbors (not including Facebook or social media)	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
4b. Providers (e.g., your Doctor, Pharmacist, etc.)	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
4c. Local government officials (e.g., Governor, Mayor)	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
4d. Federal Government (e.g., President, White House Coronavirus Task Force)	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
4e. Medical/Health websites (e.g., CDC, WebMD)	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
4f. Print or online news	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
4g. TV or radio	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
4h. Social Media (Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok)	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]

Personnel and Training Required

Equipment Needs

Requirements

Requirement Category	Required
Major equipment	No
Specialized training	No
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection	No
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual	No

Mode of Administration

Self-administered or interviewer-administered questionnaire

Lifestage

Infant, Toddler, Child, Adolescent, Adult, Senior, Pregnancy

Participants

Not specified

Selection Rationale

PhenX used input from crowdsourcing to enable rapid response and release of COVID-19 related protocols in the Toolkit.

Language

English, Spanish, Other languages available at source

Standards

Standard	Name	ID	Source
Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC)	Media Use During COVID-19	97096-2	LOINC

Derived Variables

Process and Review

Not applicable

Protocol Name from Source

COVID-19 Experiences (COVEX)

Source

Fisher, P.W., Desai, P., Klotz, J., Turner, J.B., Reyes-Portillo, J.A., Ghisolfi, I., Canino, G., and Duarte, C.S. (2020). COVID-19 Experiences (COVEX). Section 9: Media Use. Columbia University: Disaster Lit.

General References

Protocol ID

950101

Variables

Export Variables

Variable Name	Variable ID	Variable Description	dbGaP Mapping
PX950101_Media_Covid19_Frequency_Sources_Information_Covid19_Friends_Family_Neighbors
	PX950101040100	How often do you use or rely on the more following sources to get information about the COVID-19 outbreak? Friends, family or neighbors (not including Facebook or social media) show less	N/A
PX950101_Media_Covid19_Frequency_Sources_Information_Covid19_Government_Federal
	PX950101040400	How often do you use or rely on the more following sources to get information about the COVID-19 outbreak? Federal Government (e.g., President, White House Coronavirus Task Force) show less	N/A
PX950101_Media_Covid19_Frequency_Sources_Information_Covid19_Government_Officials_Local
	PX950101040300	How often do you use or rely on the more following sources to get information about the COVID-19 outbreak? Local government officials (e.g., Governor, Mayor) show less	N/A
PX950101_Media_Covid19_Frequency_Sources_Information_Covid19_Health_Website
	PX950101040500	How often do you use or rely on the more following sources to get information about the COVID-19 outbreak? Medical/Health websites (e.g., CDC, WebMD) show less	N/A
PX950101_Media_Covid19_Frequency_Sources_Information_Covid19_News
	PX950101040600	How often do you use or rely on the more following sources to get information about the COVID-19 outbreak? Print or online news show less	N/A
PX950101_Media_Covid19_Frequency_Sources_Information_Covid19_Providers
	PX950101040200	How often do you use or rely on the more following sources to get information about the COVID-19 outbreak? Providers (e.g., your Doctor, Pharmacist, etc.) show less	N/A
PX950101_Media_Covid19_Frequency_Sources_Information_Covid19_Social_Media
	PX950101040800	How often do you use or rely on the more following sources to get information about the COVID-19 outbreak? Social Media (Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok) show less	N/A
PX950101_Media_Covid19_Frequency_Sources_Information_Covid19_Tv_Radio
	PX950101040700	How often do you use or rely on the more following sources to get information about the COVID-19 outbreak? TV or radio show less	N/A
PX950101_Media_Covid19_Most_Common_Way_News
	PX950101010000	What is the most common way you get news? more [check all that apply] show less	N/A
PX950101_Media_Covid19_Time_Get_Information_Covid19_Impact
	PX950101020000	During the COVID-19 outbreak, on average, more how much time per day did you spend getting information about COVID-19 or the impact it is having on the city, state, country? show less	N/A
PX950101_Media_Covid19_Usage_Source_Information_Mental_Health_Facebook
	PX950101030700	Has your usage of the following sources of more information contributed to your mental health in a positive or negative way? Facebook show less	N/A
PX950101_Media_Covid19_Usage_Source_Information_Mental_Health_Friends_Family
	PX950101030100	Has your usage of the following sources of more information contributed to your mental health in a positive or negative way? Friends, family or neighbors (on the phone or in person) show less	N/A
PX950101_Media_Covid19_Usage_Source_Information_Mental_Health_Government_Local
	PX950101030200	Has your usage of the following sources of more information contributed to your mental health in a positive or negative way? Local government officials show less	N/A
PX950101_Media_Covid19_Usage_Source_Information_Mental_Health_Government_National
	PX950101030300	Has your usage of the following sources of more information contributed to your mental health in a positive or negative way? National government officials show less	N/A
PX950101_Media_Covid19_Usage_Source_Information_Mental_Health_Instagram_Snapchat
	PX950101030800	Has your usage of the following sources of more information contributed to your mental health in a positive or negative way? Instagram, Snapchat show less	N/A
PX950101_Media_Covid19_Usage_Source_Information_Mental_Health_National_International_Officials
	PX950101030400	Has your usage of the following sources of more information contributed to your mental health in a positive or negative way? National and International Health officials (e.g. CDC, WHO) show less	N/A
PX950101_Media_Covid19_Usage_Source_Information_Mental_Health_News
	PX950101030500	Has your usage of the following sources of more information contributed to your mental health in a positive or negative way? News (print or online news) show less	N/A
PX950101_Media_Covid19_Usage_Source_Information_Mental_Health_Other_Social_Media
	PX950101031000	Has your usage of the following sources of more information contributed to your mental health in a positive or negative way? Other Social Media (e.g. Tik Tok, Reddit) show less	N/A
PX950101_Media_Covid19_Usage_Source_Information_Mental_Health_Radio_Podcast
	PX950101030600	Has your usage of the following sources of more information contributed to your mental health in a positive or negative way? Radio, Podcast show less	N/A
PX950101_Media_Covid19_Usage_Source_Information_Mental_Health_Twitter
	PX950101030900	Has your usage of the following sources of more information contributed to your mental health in a positive or negative way? Twitter show less	N/A