dc.contributor.author |
MacKrill, Kate |
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dc.coverage.spatial |
England |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2024-01-09T01:55:28Z |
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dc.date.available |
2024-01-09T01:55:28Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2023-01 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
(2023). Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 164, 111093-. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0022-3999 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/2292/67059 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Objective:
Past research shows that media coverage of medicine side effects can produce a nocebo response. New Zealand news media discussed myocarditis following the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. This study examined whether side effects mentioned in the media increased compared to control symptoms not mentioned.
Methods:
The study analysed 64,086 vaccine adverse reaction reports, retrieved from the medicine safety authority. Generalised linear regressions compared the side effect rate during three discrete periods of media reporting (August 2021, December 2021, April 2022) with the pre-media baseline rate. The outcomes were weekly reports of chest discomfort, monthly reports of chest, heart and breathing symptoms, and myocarditis, pericarditis, and anxiety. Control symptoms were fever, numbness, and musculoskeletal pain. Logistic regressions investigated factors associated with side effect reporting.
Results:
The reporting rate of chest discomfort was 190% greater in the five weeks after the first media item (p < .001). The monthly reporting rates of the symptoms mentioned in the media were significantly greater after the news coverage (ps ≤ 0.001). There was no effect of media on the control side effect fever (p = .06). There was an effect of media on myocarditis, pericarditis and anxiety (ps < 0.001). Anxiety, male gender, and younger age were significantly associated with side effects.
Conclusion:
The results indicate that a media-induced nocebo response occurred. This is most likely due to increased expectations and awareness of COVID-19 vaccine side effects, elevated symptom experience from anxiety, and consequently greater reporting of the symptoms in line with the media coverage. |
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dc.format.medium |
Print-Electronic |
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dc.language |
eng |
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dc.publisher |
Elsevier |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Journal of Psychosomatic Research |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.subject |
Humans |
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dc.subject |
Myocarditis |
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dc.subject |
Anxiety |
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dc.subject |
Male |
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dc.subject |
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions |
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dc.subject |
COVID-19 |
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dc.subject |
COVID-19 Vaccines |
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dc.subject |
Media |
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dc.subject |
Nocebo effect |
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dc.subject |
Vaccination |
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dc.subject |
5202 Biological Psychology |
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dc.subject |
5203 Clinical and Health Psychology |
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dc.subject |
52 Psychology |
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dc.subject |
Immunization |
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dc.subject |
Vaccine Related |
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dc.subject |
Science & Technology |
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dc.subject |
Life Sciences & Biomedicine |
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dc.subject |
Psychiatry |
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dc.subject |
PERCEIVED SENSITIVITY |
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dc.subject |
NOCEBO |
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dc.subject |
PLACEBO |
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dc.subject |
11 Medical and Health Sciences |
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dc.subject |
17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences |
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dc.title |
Impact of media coverage on side effect reports from the COVID-19 vaccine |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1016/j.jpsychores.2022.111093 |
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pubs.begin-page |
111093 |
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pubs.volume |
164 |
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dc.date.updated |
2023-12-23T00:49:34Z |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The authors |
en |
dc.identifier.pmid |
36435094 (pubmed) |
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pubs.author-url |
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36435094 |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RetrictedAccess |
en |
pubs.subtype |
research-article |
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pubs.subtype |
Journal Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
941391 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
School of Medicine |
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pubs.org-id |
Psychological Medicine Dept |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
1879-1360 |
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dc.identifier.pii |
S0022-3999(22)00378-6 |
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pubs.number |
111093 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2023-12-23 |
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pubs.online-publication-date |
2022-11-17 |
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