scholarly journals Gender Divides in Engagement With COVID-19 Information on the Internet Among U.S. Older Adults

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celeste Campos-Castillo
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Search For Information ◽  
Share Information

Abstract Objective Gender and age disparities in older adults’ exposure to pandemic stressors may create different needs for engaging with COVID-19 information, yet mitigation strategies to curb spreading COVID-19 inhibit their access to preferred in-person information networks. To inform the design of Internet-based interventions for older adults, the current study of U.S. older adults examines gender and age divides in searching for and sharing COVID-19 information on the Internet. Method A secondary analysis of survey data from the Pew Research Center fielded March 19–24, 2020. Bivariate probit regressions jointly estimated how searching for and sharing information on the Internet about COVID-19 were associated with the age and gender of U.S. older adults (50 or older), adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics. Results Consistent with previous research, younger older adults (50–64) were more likely than their older counterparts (65 or older) to search for and share information about COVID-19 and men, regardless of age, were less likely than women to share information. While men are usually more likely than women to search for information, women who are younger older adults were most likely to search for COVID-19 information. Discussion Internet-based interventions for older adults should consider how gender shapes their exposure to pandemic stressors. Men, who were already at risk of social isolation before the pandemic, may be candidates for interventions encouraging social uses of the Internet. Women between 50 and 64 were most likely among adults to provide care for another adult before the pandemic, which may be shaping their online information needs.

scholarly journals Inequalities between Women and Men Aged Over and Under Seventy Years. SABE Colombia – Survey on Health, Well-being and Aging 2015

2019 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Diego Andrés Chavarro-Carvajal ◽  
Cecilia De Santacruz ◽  
Carlos Alberto Cano-Gutierrez ◽  
Luis Carlos Venegas-Sanabria ◽  
Ana Carolina Gama
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Population Survey ◽  
Analytical Study ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Differential Approach ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
And Gender

Introduction: The differential approach by generation and gender, known inequalities and inequities to identify in older adults help in the evaluation of conditions and the design of interventions, research and teaching. Objective: Identify the peculiarities and inequalities related to generation and gender in the Colombian population of older adults. Methodology: Observational, descriptive and analytical study that performed a secondary analysis of the population survey SABE-Colombia 2015. Results and Discussion: Results are presented according to inequality by gender and by generation; of monetary poverty and Mobility, violence and displacement. Economic income Situation during childhood. Access to public services. Familiar surroundings. Healthy conditions. Conclusion: Disparities are related to representations and practices related to gender and age, less evident in the economic. Actions must be reinforced to improve the living conditions of all and the conceptions and imaginaries that naturalize the differences, and to avoid new disadvantages due to the achievements of aging.

Older adults as the internet users: age and gender approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 467
Author(s):  
Ivana Simonova ◽  
Petra Poulova ◽  
Pavel Prazak ◽  
Blanka Klimova
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
And Gender

Probing the Paradoxical Pattern of Cigarette Smoking among African-Americans: Low Teenage Consumption and High Adult Use

1995 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Feigelman ◽  
Julia Lee
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
African American Adults ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Low Prevalence

Based on secondary analysis of the 1990 California Tobacco Survey, of 24,296 adult and 7,767 adolescent respondents, this study investigates the enigmatic results established by past research, of comparatively low prevalence rates of smoking among African-American adolescents and high use patterns for African-American adults. Findings support the crossover hypothesis claiming that more young adult White smokers successfully relinquish cigarette use than same aged African-Americans. When Whites and Blacks were grouped according to gender and age, findings showed African-American males between ages eighteen to twenty-four and females between ages twenty-five and forty-four were less likely to be among the ranks of former smokers than their same aged and gender White counterparts. The findings suggest that targeting these groups for more antismoking information and for opportunities to participate in smoking cessation programs may be helpful to reduce the higher smoking rates now found among African-American adults.

scholarly journals Online health information seeking behaviours of parents of children undergoing surgery in a pediatric hospital in Rome, Italy: a survey

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luisa Russo ◽  
Ilaria Campagna ◽  
Beatrice Ferretti ◽  
Elisabetta Pandolfi ◽  
Marta Luisa Ciofi Degli Atti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Surgical Procedures ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Major Surgery ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Pediatric Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey

Abstract Background People increasingly search online for health information. Particularly, parents of patients often use the Internet as a source for health information. We conducted a survey to investigate the online searching behavior of parents of patients < 18 years, admitted for surgery in an Italian pediatric hospital. Methods The cross-sectional survey was nested in a prospective cohort study on surgical procedures. Parents of patients undergoing surgical procedures at Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy, were enrolled and contacted by phone after the procedure. We recorded socio-demographic data, sex, length of stay following surgery, proximity of residence to the hospital, use of the internet to search for information on the surgery before and after the intervention and effect of information found online. Results The majority (91%) of parents of children undergoing surgical intervention used the internet. Of these, 74.3% of parents searched for information before surgery, and 26.1% searched for information after. Most parents searched for information on the care provider’s website. Two thirds of parents reported that information found online had increased their understanding of the child’s condition. Multivariate analyses indicated that families living far from the hospital (> 43 km) were more likely to search for health information (OR 2.3; 95% CI 1.34–4.00), as were families of patients undergoing a major surgery (OR = 2.1; 95% CI 1.04–4.11). Conclusions Parents of children undergoing surgery often search online for information on their child’s intervention, in particular those whose child is scheduled for a major surgery and those living far from the hospital. A survey like the present one allows to understand parents’ information needs, to better guide them in online information seeking and to better tailor information provided on the care provider’s website.

The Integration of Aging and Gender to Understand the Cancer Experience Among Older Adults (DRAFT)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith M. Bellizzi ◽  
Kate E. Dibble
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Human Behavior ◽  
General Description ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Cancer Experience

Central to understanding the experience of cancer in older adults is to recognize human behavior and the role of gender and age. The goal of this chapter is to present a general description of what is known about cancer and aging, briefly describe the literature on gender and aging, and offer suggestions for the integration of these disparate fields to answer important clinical and research questions for older adults with cancer. Analyzing gender and age in psycho-oncology studies, not as a factor to stratify on but as a lens to view and understand the cancer experience, will allow for a richer understanding of the experience of cancer in older adults.

Older adults as the internet users: age and gender approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 467
Author(s):  
Blanka Klimova ◽  
Pavel Prazak ◽  
Ivana Simonova ◽  
Petra Poulova
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
And Gender

Investigating User Perceptions and Stereotypic Responses to Gender and Age of Voice Assistants

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 1800-1804
Author(s):  
Heather Watkins ◽  
Richard Pak
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Human Computer Interactions ◽  
User Perceptions ◽  
Daily Routines ◽  
Human Interactions ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Health Related ◽  
And Gender

Technologies such as voice assistants can aid older adults aging in place by assisting with basic home and health tasks in daily routines. However, currently available voice assistants have a common design-they are vastly represented as young and female. Humans may apply stereotypes to human-computer interactions similarly to human-human interactions. When stereotypes are activated, users may lose trust or confidence in the abilities of the device, or even stop using the device all together. The two purposes of this study are to 1) investigate if users can detect the age and gender of voice assistants, and 2) understand the extent to which a voice assistant’s perceived gender, age, and reliability elicit stereotypic responses. A series of health-related vignettes will be utilized to assess perceptions of and stereotypic responses toward voice assistants in younger and older adults. In line with previous research examining healthcare agents (Pak et al., 2014), we hypothesize that voice assistants with younger male voices will be rated as more trustworthy and that high reliability will have a positive impact on ratings of trust.

scholarly journals Misinformation of COVID-19 on the Internet: Infodemiology Study

10.2196/18444 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. e18444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Yunam Cuan-Baltazar ◽  
Maria José Muñoz-Perez ◽  
Carolina Robledo-Vega ◽  
Maria Fernanda Pérez-Zepeda ◽  
Elena Soto-Vega
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Search Time ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Search For Information

Background The internet has become an important source of health information for users worldwide. The novel coronavirus caused a pandemic search for information with broad dissemination of false or misleading health information. Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality and readability of online information about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which was a trending topic on the internet, using validated instruments and relating the quality of information to its readability. Methods The search was based on the term “Wuhan Coronavirus” on the Google website (February 6, 2020). At the search time, the terms “COVID-19” or “SARS-CoV-2” (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) did not exist. Critical analysis was performed on the first 110 hits using the Health on the Net Foundation Code of Conduct (HONcode), the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmark, the DISCERN instrument, and Google ranking. Results The first 110 websites were critically analyzed, and only 1.8% (n=2) of the websites had the HONcode seal. The JAMA benchmark showed that 39.1% (n=43) of the websites did not have any of the categories required by this tool, and only 10.0% (11/110) of the websites had the four quality criteria required by JAMA. The DISCERN score showed that 70.0% (n=77) of the websites were evaluated as having a low score and none were rated as having a high score. Conclusions Nonhealth personnel and the scientific community need to be aware about the quality of the information they read and produce, respectively. The Wuhan coronavirus health crisis misinformation was produced by the media, and the misinformation was obtained by users from the internet. The use of the internet has a risk to public health, and, in cases like this, the governments should be developing strategies to regulate health information on the internet without censuring the population. By February 6, 2020, no quality information was available on the internet about COVID-19.

Relationship between protein intake and bone architecture or bone mineral density among dynapenic obese older adults

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Fanny Buckinx ◽  
Eva Peyrusque ◽  
Alec Bass ◽  
Philippe Noirez ◽  
Mylène Aubertin-Leheudre
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Protein Intake ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Bone Architecture ◽  
A Posteriori ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
Community Centers ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Lower Protein ◽  
And Gender

Abstract Objective: This study aimed to assess the relationship between protein intake and bone parameters among dynapenic-obese older adults. Design: This study is a secondary-analysis with an a-posteriori and exploratory design. Setting: Subjects were recruited from the community via social communication (flyers and meetings in community centers) in the Great Montreal area. Participants: Twenty-six subjects were divided a-posteriori into 2 groups according to their usual protein intake: PROT-: <1g.kg-1.d-1 (n=13; women: 53.8%; 66.5±3.3 years) and PROT+: >1.2g.kg-1.d-1 (n=13; women: 61.5%; 67.2±2.7 years). Results: Both groups were comparable for age (PROT-: 66.5±3.3 vs. PROT+: 67.2±2.7yrs, p=0.61) and gender (women: PROT-: n=7; 53.8% vs. PROT+: n=8; 61.5%, p=0.69). The PROT- group had a higher marrow area (p=0.049), a greater bone compressive strength (p=0.048) and a larger total bone area (p=0.045) than the PROT + group. However, no significant difference between the 2 groups was observed regarding body composition (fat and lean masses) or muscle composition. Conclusions: A lower protein intake seems to be associated with bone sizes, which influence bone strength, but do not influence bone density among dynapenic-obese older people.

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