A review of Internet use among older adults

A Hunsaker, E Hargittai - New media & society, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
As the world population ages and older adults comprise a growing proportion of current and
potential Internet users, understanding the state of Internet use among older adults as well …

Impact of COVID-19 on the digital divide: a rapid review

I Litchfield, D Shukla, S Greenfield - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective The increased reliance on digital technologies to deliver healthcare as a result of
the COVID-19 pandemic has meant pre-existing disparities in digital access and utilisation …

Younger people are more vulnerable to stress, anxiety and depression during COVID-19 pandemic: A global cross-sectional survey

P Varma, M Junge, H Meaklim, ML Jackson - Progress in Neuro …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-ranging consequences for general physical and
mental health. Country-specific research reveals a general reduction in mental and physical …

The first-level digital divide shifts from inequalities in physical access to inequalities in material access

AJAM Van Deursen, JAGM Van Dijk - New media & society, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
For a long time, a common opinion among policy-makers was that the digital divide problem
would be solved when a country's Internet connection rate reaches saturation. However …

Impact of COVID-19 related social support service closures on people with dementia and unpaid carers: a qualitative study

C Giebel, J Cannon, K Hanna, S Butchard… - Aging & mental …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives Accessing social care and social support services is key to support the well-being
of people living with dementia (PLWD) and unpaid carers. COVID-19 has caused sudden …

[HTML][HTML] Digital inequality in communication during a time of physical distancing: The case of COVID-19

MH Nguyen, E Hargittai, W Marler - Computers in human behavior, 2021 - Elsevier
In times of physical distancing, such as during the COVID-19 pandemic, people are likely to
turn to digital communication to replace in-person interactions. Yet, persisting digital …

Reasons for being unsure or unwilling regarding intention to take COVID-19 vaccine among Japanese people: A large cross-sectional national survey

S Nomura, A Eguchi, D Yoneoka… - The Lancet Regional …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Identifying and understanding reasons for being unsure or unwilling regarding
intention to be vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may help to inform future …

Digital inequalities in time of pandemic: COVID-19 exposure risk profiles and new forms of vulnerability

L Robinson, J Schulz, A Khilnani, H Ono… - First …, 2020 - nrl.northumbria.ac.uk
In this article, we argue that new kinds of risk are emerging with the COVID-19 virus, and that
these risks are unequally distributed. As we expose to view, digital inequalities and social …

A call for addressing barriers to telemedicine: health disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic

Y Zhai - Psychotherapy and psychosomatics, 2020 - karger.com
Wright and Caudill [1] impart the importance of distance-based treatment in responding to
the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Not only are clinicians confronting …

[HTML][HTML] Digital inequality at home. The school as compensatory agent

SM González-Betancor, AJ López-Puig… - Computers & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Following the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 crisis, the forced digitization of teaching at
all levels of education has highlighted the social problem of digital inequality at home. The …