Background Internet sources are becoming increasingly important in seeking health
information, such that they may have a significant effect on health care decisions and …

In the Social Web scenario, where large amounts of User Generated Content diffuse through
Social Media, the risk of running into misinformation is not negligible. For this reason …

Objective: During the past decade, the availability of health information online has increased
dramatically. We assessed progress toward the Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) health …

Purpose Research into the explanations of digital inclusion has moved from investigations of
skills and usage to tangible outcomes, what we label here as the third-level digital divide …

Prolonged school closures, forced isolation, and mutations in social interactions due to the
COVID-19 pandemic have posed challenges for actors in the educational context; teachers …

The diffusion of the Internet is reaching a level between 80% and 90% in Western societies.
Yet, while the digital divide is closing for young cohorts, it is still an issue when comparing …

Narrowing the gaps in health outcomes, including those between men and women, has
been a pronounced goal on the agenda of the Finnish health authorities since the mid …

Background During a global pandemic, it is critical that the public is able to rapidly acquire
new and accurate health information. The internet is a major source of health information …

Background Many studies have shown that women use the Internet more often for health-
related information searches than men, but we have limited knowledge about the underlying …

Linking back to, the present approach conceptualizes and empirically examines viewers'
parasocial interaction experience with a TV performer. Causes and outcomes of parasocial …