Social Vulnerability to COVID-19 : Impacts of Technology Adoption and Information Behavior / edited by Xiaojun Yuan, Dan Wu, DeeDee Bennett Gayle.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yuan, Xiaojun, Editor.

Wu, Dan, Editor.

Bennett Gayle, DeeDee., Editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Synthesis lectures on information concepts, retrieval, and services 1947-9468

Synthesis Lectures on Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services, 1947-9468

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information storage and retrieval systems.

Computer science.

Data mining.

Information Storage and Retrieval.

Computer Science.

Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.

Local Subjects:

Information Storage and Retrieval.

Computer Science.

Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (IX, 136 pages 19 illustrations, 14 illustrations in color)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Contained In:

Springer Nature eBook

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This book provides an overview of the impact of the pandemic in China and the USA and presents a research agenda for use, access, and adoption of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the era of COVID-19. The global COVID-19 pandemic changed lives overnight and exposed socially vulnerable populations to ever-challenging situations. One significant challenge was the use, access, and adoption of technological resources. To understand how socially vulnerable populations managed the COVID-19 pandemic and adapt to the new normal, it is important for researchers and practitioners to identify the challenges and understand the perceptions of technologies. Through various research studies, this edited volume addresses the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the adoption of technologies (from artificial intelligence to telehealth and telecommunications) among some socially vulnerable populations (including children, older adults, COVID-19 patients, and general marginalized populations) in the world. The information divide faced by socially vulnerable groups is studied as well as the dimension of vulnerabilities and the impacts of specific technologies.

Contents:

Introduction

Technological Innovations in Response to COVID-19: Research Agenda Considering Marginalized Populations

Adoption of Artificial Intelligence Technologies by Often Marginalized Populations

Mining the Health Information Needs of COVID-19 Patients based on Social Q&A Community

Digital Divide Faced by the Elderly Under the COVID-19 Pandemic

Difficulties of Vulnerable Groups in Accessing the Public Information Service during COVID-19 Pandemic in China

Responding to COVID-19: Privacy Implications of the Rapid Adoption of ICTs

Conclusion. .

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

9783031068973

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