Health Misinformation Detection: Approaches, Challenges and Opportunities.

To mitigate the rapid spread of health misinformation and its negative impact, this study presents a comprehensive literature review on health misinformation detection. A systematic search is conducted using the Google Scholar database, targeting publications from January 2016 to February 2025. Incl...

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Publicado en:Inquiry (00469580) Vol. 62; pp. 1 - 36
Autores principales: Feng, Xiaoye, Luo, Jia, Yang, Yang, El Baz, Didier, Shi, Lei
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. 11/4/2025
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          Feng, Xiaoye
          Luo, Jia
          Yang, Yang
          El Baz, Didier
          Shi, Lei
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          College of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China
          Chongqing Research Institute, Beijing University of Technology, Chongqing, China
          LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France
          State Key Laboratory of Media Convergence and Communication, Communication University of China, Beijing, China
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        Boosting algorithms
        Social media
        Health literacy
        Medical logic
        Random forest algorithms
        Language & languages
        Crowdsourcing
        Data analysis
        Interprofessional relations
        Disinformation
        Memory bias
        Health status indicators
        Health
        At-risk people
        Privacy
        Data curation
        Health policy
        Phonological awareness
        Misinformation
        Information resources
        Natural language processing
        Anxiety
        Emotions
        Psychological well-being
        Affective disorders
        Blockchains
        Support vector machines
        Detection algorithms
        Intention
        Psychological stress
        Trust
        Artificial neural networks
        Metadata
        Psychometrics
        Mathematical models
        Machine learning
        Concepts
        Semantics
        Sociodemographic factors
        Accuracy
        Resource-limited settings
        Public health
        Decision trees
        Theory
        Information resources management
        Algorithms
        Sensitivity & specificity (Statistics)
        Medical ethics
        Social isolation
        Professional competence
        Educational attainment
        Genetics
        Cognition
        Generalized anxiety disorder
        Mental depression
        Psychosocial factors
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          Boosting algorithms
          Social media
          Health literacy
          Medical logic
          Random forest algorithms
          Language & languages
          Crowdsourcing
          Data analysis
          Interprofessional relations
          Disinformation
          Memory bias
          Health status indicators
          Health
          At-risk people
          Privacy
          Data curation
          Health policy
          Phonological awareness
          Misinformation
          Information resources
          Natural language processing
          Anxiety
          Emotions
          Psychological well-being
          Affective disorders
          Blockchains
          Support vector machines
          Detection algorithms
          Intention
          Psychological stress
          Trust
          Artificial neural networks
          Metadata
          Psychometrics
          Mathematical models
          Machine learning
          Concepts
          Semantics
          Sociodemographic factors
          Accuracy
          Resource-limited settings
          Public health
          Decision trees
          Theory
          Information resources management
          Algorithms
          Sensitivity & specificity (Statistics)
          Medical ethics
          Social isolation
          Professional competence
          Educational attainment
          Genetics
          Cognition
          Generalized anxiety disorder
          Mental depression
          Psychosocial factors
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        concepts and analysis
        datasets and metrics
        deep learning
        health misinformation detection
        machine learning
        methodologies
      ab: To mitigate the rapid spread of health misinformation and its negative impact, this study presents a comprehensive literature review on health misinformation detection. A systematic search is conducted using the Google Scholar database, targeting publications from January 2016 to February 2025. Inclusion criteria require full-text, English-language studies proposing health misinformation detection methods. A total of 100 relevant studies are included. The characteristics of health misinformation are identified through a detailed analysis of its concept, dissemination mechanism, psychological impact, and susceptibility. Datasets and evaluation metrics are reviewed, with issues such as class imbalance and inconsistencies in annotation standards being identified. The strengths and limitations of various detection approaches are examined. Machine learning approaches perform better when using ensemble methods, feature selection techniques, and embedding-based representations. Deep learning algorithms are strong in automatic feature extraction and high-dimensional semantic modeling, though they often face challenges such as high computational cost and low interpretability. Advanced detection methods show clear improvements in accuracy and explainability, while also introducing AI-generated misinformation and associated ethical concerns. This review provides a panoramic view of the current state-of-the-art in health misinformation detection. It further underscores the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration, human-centered design, and ethical considerations for the development of effective and clinically relevant detection systems.
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