Social isolation and loneliness among older adults living in rural areas during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review

J Pickering, AV Wister, E O'Dea, H Chaudhury - BMC geriatrics, 2023 - Springer
Background The causes and consequences of social isolation and loneliness of older
people living in rural contexts during the COVID-19 pandemic were systematically reviewed …

What did the pandemic teach us about effective health communication? Unpacking the COVID-19 infodemic

EJ Cooks, MJ Vilaro, BW Dyal, S Wang, G Mertens… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background The spread of unvetted scientific information about COVID-19 presents a
significant challenge to public health, adding to the urgency for increased understanding of …

Digital content marketing consumption motives in the age of social media: an investigation of relational and monetary outcomes

EE Izogo, M Mpinganjira - Aslib Journal of Information Management, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Although digital content marketing (DCM) research and industry-wide expenditure
is growing very rapidly owing to the positive outcomes associated with this new pull …

Everyday life information seeking: A systematic review with bibliometric analysis

Z Han, H Zhao, J Chen - Journal of Librarianship and …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This study presents the first comprehensive systematic review and bibliometric analysis of
the Everyday Life Information Seeking (ELIS) research domain, spanning nearly three …

Do students look for information differently? Information-seeking behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic

TK Tonmoy, MA Islam - Digital Library Perspectives, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the COVID-19 information-seeking behavior
of the students in a developing country. This study also explores how the use of information …

The Mental Health of Older Adults in the Densely Populated Areas of Tacna Region—Peru, 2021: Implications of the COVID-19 Information

E Cachicatari-Vargas, KJ Mutter Cuellar… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this research was to analyze the implications of exposure to various news
channels that broadcast information on COVID-19 and their impact on the mental health of …

Bookending a pandemic and its impact on public libraries: Policy and announcement information provided by libraries throughout the coronavirus (COVID-19) …

BD Lund, T Wang, A Alenezi - Public Library Quarterly, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study serves as a follow-up on a 2020 study by Wang and Lund that examined the
policy changes and announcement information provided by American public libraries during …

Web search to access health information by adults with intellectual disability

T Kuruppu Arachchi, L Sitbon, J Zhang… - Online Information …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This study explored the current and desired use of web-search, particularly for
health information, by adults with intellectual disability. Design/methodology/approach The …

Understanding strategies employed by seniors in identifying deepfakes

Z Tang, DHL Goh, CS Lee, Y Yang - Aslib Journal of Information …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to confront the rising threat of deepfake videos, focusing on the
limited research on deepfake detection strategies among seniors. The study thus …

Information literacy, well-being, and rural older adults in a pandemic

BD Lund, T Wang - Journal of Librarianship and Information …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Many older adults residing in rural communities faced particularly damaging consequences
of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Given the impact of the pandemic on the ability to rely on …