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    Study on the Influencing Factors of Health Information Sharing Behavior of the Elderly under the Background of Normalization of Pandemic Situation

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    This study aims to solve the problem of unwise judgment, decisions, and correspondingly dangerous behaviors caused by error health information to the elderly. Based on the MOA model and self-determination theory, this paper constructs a health information sharing model for the elderly and analyzes it with Amos\u27s structural equation model. The study finds that media richness, health information literacy, perceived benefits, and negative emotions of the coronavirus epidemic positively influence health information sharing behavior. In contrast, perceived risks have a significant negative impact on health information sharing behavior. At the same time, media richness positively affects health information literacy, perceived benefits, and negative emotions of the coronavirus epidemic but has no significant impact on perceived risks. Health literacy positively affects perceived benefits but does not significantly affect the perceived risks and negative emotions of the coronavirus epidemic. This study aims to assist government and online social platforms in taking relevant measures under the background of normalization of the pandemic situation, controlling the spread of error health information among the elderly, and guiding the elderly to share health information better

    The Collective Traumatic Event of COVID-19 Pandemic and its Psychological Impact on Beliefs and Intentions of Senior Italian Tourists

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    Introduction. The COVID-19 Pandemic represents a traumatic collective event that has suddenly modified our future perception, representation and our lifestyle, including travel for tourism. Tourism is one of the major economic sectors that is suffering from it. Objectives, Method and Procedures. The study analyzed, through a purpose-built online questionnaire, in a sample of 311 Italian old people (m. age = 69.70) how much they believe that COVID-19 Pandemic will change their way of going on holidays. The possible perceived obstacles to continue to travel for tourism in and after Covid-19 Pandemic, and the beliefs about the relevance of tourism in general and cultural tourism for old people and the intention to continue the travel experience in the future are being effected. Results. Old people believe that this pandemic will change their way to go on holidays, and this belief is more pronounced for female than for males; the most critical obstacles are anxiety and fear about a sudden return of Coronavirus, the lack of safety systems in tourism hospitality structures, the lack of effective instruments by Tour Operators for dealing with Coronavirus in the touristic destinations, with 18% of explained variance. On the contrary, they possess very positive beliefs about the relevance of tourism in general and cultural tourism as a specific form of travel.Introduzione. La Pandemia di COVID-19 rappresenta un autentico trauma collettivo che ha modificato improvvisamente la nostra percezione e rappresentazione del futuro, il nostro stile di vita, incluso il modo di fare le vacanze. Il settore turistico risulta uno dei settori economici che oggi si trova in sofferenza causa la pandemia. Questa malattia infettiva ha serie conseguenze sulla salute, soprattutto nel segmento più anziano della popolazione, per il quale il turismo rappresenta una dimensione importante per il benessere psicologico e sociale, contribuendo a raggiungere un invecchiamento positivo. Obiettivi, Metodo e Procedure. Lo studio ha analizzato, attraverso un questionario online costruito ad hoc, in un campione di 311 anziani italiani (età m. = 69.70; 192 maschi e 112 femmine, con 7 dati mancanti per il genere; 5 in possesso della Licenza Elementare; 2 in possesso del diploma di Scuola Media, 90 in possesso del Diploma di Scuola Secondaria Superiore; 199 in possesso di Laurea, con due dati mancanti sulla scolarità), quanto essi ritengono che la Pandemia di COVID-19 modificherà il loro modo di fare le vacanze, gli ostacoli percepiti per continuare a viaggiare per turismo durante e dopo la Pandemia, le credenze sull’importanza del turismo in generale e del turismo culturale per le persone anziane e l’intenzione di continuare l’esperienza del viaggio turistico in futuro. Attraverso analisi Multivariate sono state analizzate le differenze di genere e scolarità per le credenze e le intenzioni; un modello di Regressione Gerarchica ha valutato il contributo offerto dagli ostacoli percepiti al cambiamento nel modo di viaggiare per turismo, dopo aver controllato l’età, il genere ed il livello di scolarità. Risultati. Gli anziani credono che questa pandemia modificherà il loro modo di fare le vacanze, e questa credenza risulta più pronunciata nelle femmine rispetto ai maschi; l’ostacolo più critico è indicato nell’ansia e nella paura per un ritorno improvviso del Coronavirus, la mancanza di sistemi di sicurezza nelle strutture ospitanti, la mancanza di strumenti efficaci da parte dei Tour Operator per gestire il Coronavirus nelle destinazioni turistiche, con il 18% della varianza spiegata. Conclusioni. Le istituzioni territoriali pubbliche e private ed i Tour Operator che saranno capaci di dotarsi di sistemi di sicurezza efficaci e sapranno utilizzare con gli anziani una comunicazione chiara ma al tempo stesso empatica e rassicurante sulle protezioni personali potranno aumentare la loro potenzialità turistica durante la Pandemia di COVID-19 e dopo la sua cessazione

    The Determinant of Trust in Telemedicine: A Systematic Review

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    Telemedicine is a form of utilizing technology in the health sector that has been rapidly adopted globally, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. Telemedicine has the potential to be a solution to overcoming the problem of access to health services. Despite its great benefits, telemedicine also encountered obstacles in its implementation, and among them that are fundamental is trust. Trust in telemedicine is unique and different from electronic services because it involves personal and sensitive data. This study examine the role of trust in telemedicine and the factors that determine trust in telemedicine services through a systematic review. This study uses a systematic review method of related publications from 2012 to 2022 derived from the Scopus database. A selection process was carried out based on the eligibility criteria set for 1196 related publications, so 17 articles were obtained, which were analyzed in this study. Based on a literature review, trust in telemedicine is multi-dimensional and is shaped by various factors of trust that influence each other. The main factors are trust in the care organization, trust in the care professional, trust in the treatment, and trust in the technology. Another factor that determines trust in telemedicine is individual’s characteristics, such as age, gender, level of education, technological literacy, income, type of disease, health condition, frequency of use, and experience. Moreover, there are factors external from the individual characteristics that can also determine trust in telemedicine, such as family support, living area, community, and social media, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the existence of policies and regulations that support and enforced

    Essays in Behavioral Economics and Neuroeconomics

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    This dissertation is composed of three unrelated chapters on Behavioral Economics and Neuroeconomics, all of which are on different topics. Chapter 1: Willingness to Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19 and Reasons for Hesitancy Among U.S Residents. Chapter 2: Testosterone Administration Induces A Red Shift in Democrats. Chapter 3: Neurophysiologic Predictors of Mood in the Elderly

    KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND BEHAVIOR OF THE ELDERLY TOWARDS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COVID-19 VACCINATION IN SOUTH NIAS, INDONESIA: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

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    Meskipun kelompok lansia rentan terhadap COVID-19, cakupan vaksinasi pada kelompok usia ini masih jauh dari target nasional Indonesia. Penelitian ini mempelajari pelaksanaan vaksin COVID-19 di Teluk Dalam, Kabupaten Nias Selatan, pada tahun 2021 dan menganalisis hubungan pengetahuan, sikap, dan perilaku lansia terhadap pelaksanaan vaksinasi. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian metode campuran dengan desain penjelasan. Populasi penelitian ini adalah lansia di Teluk Dalam yang berjumlah 33 orang yang dijadikan sampel penelitian dan tiga orang informan untuk data kualitatif. Data diperoleh dengan menyebarkan kuesioner dan wawancara, dianalisis dengan alat statistik SPSS dengan uji chi-square pada α = 5%, dan dibandingkan dengan data kualitatif yang dikumpulkan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengetahuan lansia di Teluk Dalam tentang penerapan vaksin COVID-19 masih rendah, dengan sikap dan perilaku negatif. Terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara pengetahuan, sikap dan perilaku lansia terhadap pelaksanaan vaksinasi COVID-19 di Teluk  Dalam Kabupaten Nias Selatan (p <0,05). Disarankan agar lansia mengikuti penyuluhan yang diberikan oleh petugas kesehatan agar dapat menambah pengetahuannya tentang pelaksanaan vaksinasi COVID-19 dan mengubah sikap serta perilakunya serta mau mengikuti vaksinasi COVID-19 dan petugas kesehatan memberikan informasi mengenai pelaksanaan vaksin COVID-19 kepada masyarakat khususnya lansia lebih spesifik

    Telemedicine Services and patient Satisfaction

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    AbstractPatient satisfaction associated with the use of telemedicine for patient care may be subjective as it may not reflect the patients\u27 comfort and willingness to use telemedicine. Even though current perceptions of telemedicine may be positive, the challenge is knowing what constitutes the ingredients of patient satisfaction, particularly regarding age. This study examined two research questions concerning whether a patient’s age (independent variable) affected their comfort and willingness (dependent variable) to use telemedicine for their care. The health belief model was the theoretical framework and related to an individual\u27s perception of their health behaviors and their willingness to change their health behaviors based on perceived benefits, barriers, and self-efficacy of the health situation. The secondary data set, which reflected a nationwide survey of 4,345 respondents, was demographically balanced to represent the United States adult population. The Kruskal-Wallis H-Test was used to analyze the data. The results of the two research questions indicated that the null hypotheses were rejected because age was significantly related to the use of telemedicine services. Older patients (60+ years) were more comfortable and willing to use telemedicine than younger patients, with young adults (18-29 years) the least likely. Research recommendations included studies that explore ways to educate and facilitate willingness to use telemedicine in younger individuals and encourage the use of telemedicine in all age groups to be put in place. Implications for positive social change involve the development of programs within healthcare organizations that highlight the benefits of telemedicine services to provide timely and convenient care across demographics

    Community Responses toward COVID-19 Pandemic: An Online Survey Study

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    COVID-19 has become a frightening pandemic and has spread throughout theworld with an unprecedentedly high death rate. Community compliance withgovernment appeals must be accompanied by knowledge, attitudes, and practicesin dealing with this epidemic. This study aims to investigate the Knowledge,Attitude, and Practice of Kolaka residents against the COVID-19 outbreak. Thisresearch is descriptive-analytic with a Cross-Sectional approach. The sample usedin this study were 1,010 respondents aged 17 to 65 years, having gmail and y-mail accounts, mastering the internet became the criteria for respondentinclusion in this study. The questionnaire used was the adoption of previousstudies and modified according to conditions. Data were analyzed bivariate usingthe Chi-Square test with standard p-value<0.05. The results obtained showed thatthe Kolaka community had good knowledge (49.6%), a confident attitude ofcontrolling the plague (70.4%), and had a high level of vigilance (79.6%) towardsCOVID-19. There is a relationship between knowledge with practice p-value=0.000, while attitude has no relationship with practice with p-value=0.862.The massive dissemination of information through existing media has greatlyhelped the community increase their knowledge of COVID-19, which will furthersupport the formation of a confident attitude to control this disease and increasevigilance in their daily life practices during this pandemic

    Knowledge, attitudes, and behavior related to COVID-19 testing:A rapid scoping review

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    Testing programs for COVID-19 depend on the voluntary actions of members of the public for their success. Understanding people’s knowledge, attitudes, and behavior related to COVID-19 testing is, therefore, key to the design of effective testing programs worldwide. This paper reports on the findings of a rapid scoping review to map the extent, characteristics, and scope of social science research on COVID-19 testing and identifies key themes from the literature. Main findings include the discoveries that people are largely accepting of testing technologies and guidelines and that a sense of social solidarity is a key motivator of testing uptake. The main barriers to accessing and undertaking testing include uncertainty about eligibility and how to access tests, difficulty interpreting symptoms, logistical issues including transport to and from test sites and the discomfort of sample extraction, and concerns about the consequences of a positive result. The review found that existing research was limited in depth and scope. More research employing longitudinal and qualitative methods based in under-resourced settings and examining intersections between testing and experiences of social, political, and economic vulnerability is needed. Last, the findings of this review suggest that testing should be understood as a social process that is inseparable from processes of contact tracing and isolation and is embedded in people’s everyday routines, livelihoods and relationships

    Virginia Journal of Public Health Spring 2023

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    Smart Healthcare solutions in China and Europe, an international business perspective

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    The thesis is part of the Marie Curie Fellowship project addressing health related challenges with IoT solutions. The author tries to address the challenge for the implementation of telehealth solutions by finding out the demand of the telehealth solution in selected European economies and in China (chapter 1), analyzing the emerging business models for telehealth solution ecosystems in China (chapter 2), how to integrate telehealth solutions with institutional stakeholders (chapter 3) and why are elderly users willing to use telehealth solutions in China. Chapter 1 and chapter 2 form the theoretical background for empirical work in chapter 3 and chapter 4. The thesis addressed four research questions, namely “Which societal and social-economics unmet needs that Internet of Healthcare Things can help to resolve?”, “What are the business model innovation for tech companies in China for the smart health industry?”, “What are the facilitators and hurdles for implementing telehealth solutions”, “Are elderly users willing to use telehealth solutions in China?”. Both qualitative study and quantitative analysis has been made based on data collected by in depth interviews with stakeholders, focus group study work with urban and rural residents in China. The digital platform framework was used in chapter 2 as the theoretical framework where as the stakeholder power mapping framework was used in chapter 3. The discretion choice experiment was used in chapter 4 to design questionnaire study while ordered logit regression was used to analyze the data. Telehealth solutions have great potential to fill in the gap for lack of community healthcare and ensuring health continuity between home care setting, community healthcare and hospitals. There is strong demand for such solutions if they can prove the medical value in managing chronic disease by raising health awareness and lowering health risks by changing the patients’ lifestyle. Analyzing how to realize the value for preventive healthcare by proving the health-economic value of digital health solutions (telehealth solutions) is the focus of research. There remain hurdles to build trust for telehealth solutions and the use of AI in healthcare. Next step of research can also be extended to addressing such challenges by analyzing how to improve the transparency of algorithms by disclosing the data source, and how the algorithms were built. Further research can be done on data interoperability between the EHR systems and telehealth solutions. The medical value of telehealth solutions can improve if doctors could interpret data collected from telehealth solutions; furthermore, if doctors could make diagnosis and provide treatment, adjust healthcare management plans based on such data, telehealth solutions then can be included in insurance packages, making them more accessible
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