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 …

Myths about male rape: A literature review.

JA Turchik, KM Edwards - Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 2012 - psycnet.apa.org
Rape myths are one way in which sexual violence has been sustained and justified through
history and modern times. However, there has been a dearth of scholarship about rape …

A nuanced understanding of Internet use and non-use among the elderly

AJM Van Deursen, EJ Helsper - European journal of …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
This article examines explanations for both Internet use and non-use by older individuals.
Older adults are often considered a homogeneous group with uniform reasons for Internet …

Health information on the Internet: gold mine or minefield?

T Tonsaker, G Bartlett, C Trpkov - Canadian Family Physician, 2014 - cfp.ca
The Internet has revolutionized the way information is shared and accessed. Information
retrieval is easier now than ever before. Since the rise of modern search engines, social …

[HTML][HTML] Dr Google and the consumer: a qualitative study exploring the navigational needs and online health information-seeking behaviors of consumers with chronic …

K Lee, K Hoti, JD Hughes, L Emmerton - Journal of medical Internet …, 2014 - jmir.org
Background The abundance of health information available online provides consumers with
greater access to information pertinent to the management of health conditions. This is …

Readability of online patient education material for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19): a cross-sectional health literacy study

T Szmuda, C Özdemir, S Ali, A Singh, MT Syed… - Public health, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives The internet has become one of the most important resources for the general
population when searching for healthcare information. However, the information available is …

The impact of health information exposure and source credibility on COVID-19 vaccination intention in Germany

V Gehrau, S Fujarski, H Lorenz, C Schieb… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Due to the novelty and high transmission rate of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),
direct medical countermeasures are urgently needed. Among actions against the further …

Is online health activity alive and well or flatlining? Findings from 10 years of the Health Information National Trends Survey

A Prestin, SN Vieux, WS Chou - Journal of health communication, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The Internet increasingly enables diverse health communication activities, from information
seeking to social media interaction. Up-to-date reporting is needed to document the national …

[HTML][HTML] Web-based interventions for weight loss or weight loss maintenance in overweight and obese people: a systematic review of systematic reviews

A Sorgente, G Pietrabissa, GM Manzoni, F Re… - Journal of medical …, 2017 - jmir.org
Background Weight loss is challenging and maintenance of weight loss is problematic. Web-
based programs offer good potential for delivery of interventions for weight loss or weight …

Social media for patients: benefits and drawbacks

I De Martino, R D'Apolito, AS McLawhorn… - Current reviews in …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose of review Social media is increasingly utilized by patients to educate themselves on
a disease process and to find hospital, physicians, and physician networks most capable of …