Association between beliefs in medical conspiracy theories and health behaviors among medical and healthcare students. Implications for professional practice
As medical and health science students are prone to conspiratorial thinking, they should be trained to act as a trusted and reliable source of medical information, to mitigate conspiratorial beliefs, and to act as role models for their patients and society, effectively shaping health behaviors in the population.
Authors
- Piotr Jabkowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8650-9558)
- Jan Domaradzki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9710-832X)
- Dariusz Walkowiak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8874-2401)
Institutions
- Poznan University of Medical Sciences (PL)
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2024-09-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06057-y
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.53