Does the name of a disease matter? Chinese people’s public perception of the renaming of COVID-19
Linguistic framing, personal experience, and sociodemographic factors can all influence disease perceptions during health crises. Optimizing naming strategies can reduce public anxiety and enhance health communication.
Authors
- Mengru Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2231-5922)
- Yan Gu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6093-3919)
Institutions
- University of Essex (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- East China Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf045
- Primary Topic
- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00