Revisiting the Digital Divide in the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 Era

Lai, John; Widmar, Nicole Olynk

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“…Further examples can be seen, without resulting in a review, in relation to new directions of digital health that are significantly increased at the moment, such as teleophthalmology [ 25 ] or totally new ones such as digital contact tracing [ 8 , 9 ].…”

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The Digital Divide in the Era of COVID-19: An Investigation into an Important Obstacle to the Access to the mHealth by the Citizen

Giansanti

Veltro

2021

Healthcare

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In general, during the COVID-19 pandemic there has been a growth in the use of digital technological solutions in many sectors, from that of consumption, to Digital Health and in particular to mobile health (mHealth) where an important role has been played by mobile technology (mTech). However, this has not always happened in a uniform way. In fact, in many cases, citizens found themselves unable to take advantage of these opportunities due to the phenomenon of the Digital Divide (DD). It depends on multifaceted aspects ranging from the lack of access to instrumental and network resources, to cultural and social barriers and also to possible forms of communication disability. In the study we set ourselves the articulated goal of developing a probing methodology that addresses the problems connected to DD in a broad sense, capable of minimizing the bias of a purely electronic submission and evaluating its effectiveness and outcome. At the moment, we have submitted the survey both electronically (with an embedded solution to spread it inside the families/acquaintances) and using the wire phone. The results highlighted three polarities (a) the coherence of the two methods; (b) the outcome of the entire submission in relation to key issues (e.g., familiarity on contact tracing Apps, medical Apps, social Apps, messaging Apps, Digital-health, non-medical Apps); (c) a Digital Divide strongly dependent on age and in particular for the elderly is mainly evident in the use of mTech in general and in particular in mHealth applications. Future developments of the study foresee, after adequate data-mining, an in-depth study of all the aspects proposed in the survey, from those relating to access to resources, training, disability and other cultural factors.

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The Digital Divide in the Era of COVID-19: An Investigation into an Important Obstacle to the Access to the mHealth by the Citizen

Giansanti

Veltro

2021

Healthcare

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“…However, this has not always happened in a uniform way. The digital divide was a cause of this [ 10 , 11 ].…”

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“…The Covid-19 pandemic has hit every corner of the planet; however, the access to these technological solutions has not always been and still is not uniform due to the phenomenon called digital divide which depends on multifaceted aspects ranging from the lack of access to instrumental and network resources, to cultural and social barriers [ 10 , 11 ] and also to possible forms of communication disability.…”

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“…An important obstacle to a full and complete use of technologies in the ways described above has in some cases been represented by the digital divide [ 10 , 11 ] which is still mainly caused by the following problems: Access to the data network limited or by the availability of resources in the region or in some cases by political reasons, such as for example due to tensions between ethnic groups and/or groups belonging to different government positions within the same state. Social factors .…”

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The Role of the mHealth in the Fight against the Covid-19: Successes and Failures

Giansanti

2021

Healthcare

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“…This is likely the result of more students living on or near campus with better access to reliable and fast internet connections. Many students of agronomy, soils, and environmental science come from rural areas (McCallister et al, 2005;Miller, 2011) where access to reliable and fast internet connections is often a concern (Lai & Widmar, 2020). Aristovnik et al (2020) and Mardis (2013) also reported that students from rural areas globally had problems with access to reliable internet during the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

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Perceptions of education during COVID‐19 among agronomy, soil, and environmental science students

Howe

Donnelly

Min

2021

Natural Sciences Education

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The COVID‐19 pandemic required changes in college course delivery, which may influence student perceptions of their education. We examined those perceptions among Students of Agronomy, Soil, and Environmental Sciences (SASES). The goals were to determine how changes in education during the COVID‐19 pandemic (a) changed student perceptions of online education, (b) shifted student comfort with online education and communication, and (c) highlighted issues limiting student success. A link to an online survey was sent to SASES members in late 2020 resulting in 31 responses. Course format shifted from mostly face‐to‐face delivery to synchronous and asynchronous online delivery following the COVID‐19 shutdown. Students perceived decreased instructor effort and increased student effort. Nearly all students had access to devices. However, access to fast, reliable internet was a common issue. A small percentage of students were more likely to take online courses after the pandemic, yet a majority were now more comfortable taking online classes and using virtual meeting software. Student concern for COVID‐19 was low. However, most reported wearing masks in buildings and on campus. Students reported increases and decreases in hours worked, with both changes resulting in perceived positive and negative academic impacts. These results should be considered by instructors and administrators planning instruction format changes during and after the COVID‐19 pandemic.

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Revisiting the Digital Divide in the COVID‐19 Era

Cited by 303 publications

References 10 publications

The Digital Divide in the Era of COVID-19: An Investigation into an Important Obstacle to the Access to the mHealth by the Citizen

The Digital Divide in the Era of COVID-19: An Investigation into an Important Obstacle to the Access to the mHealth by the Citizen

The Role of the mHealth in the Fight against the Covid-19: Successes and Failures

Perceptions of education during COVID‐19 among agronomy, soil, and environmental science students

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