Beware of Optimism Bias in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ann Neurol
.
2021 Mar;89(3):423-425.
doi: 10.1002/ana.26001.
Epub 2021 Jan 11.
Authors
Alvaro Pascual-Leone
1
2
3
,
Gabriele Cattaneo
3
4
,
Dídac Macià
5
,
Javier Solana
3
4
,
José M Tormos
3
4
,
David Bartrés-Faz
3
5
Affiliations
1
Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research and Deanna and Sidney Wolk Center for Memory Health, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, USA.
2
Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
3
Guttmann Brain Health Institute, Institut Guttmann, Institut Universitari de Neurorehabilitació adscrit a la UAB, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain.
4
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
5
Departament de Medicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
PMID:
33426696
PMCID:
PMC8014543
DOI:
10.1002/ana.26001
No abstract available
Publication types
Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
Attitude to Health*
Bias
COVID-19*
Communicable Disease Control*
Health Risk Behaviors*
Humans
Optimism*
Perception
Risk
SARS-CoV-2
Grants and funding
LCF/PR/PR16/11110004/Fundació La Caixa