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Contributions of digital social research to develop Telemedicine in Calabria (Southern Italy): identification of inequalities in post-COVID-19

The paper discusses the role that sociology and digital social research methods could play in developing E-health and Telemedicine, specifically after the COVID-19 pandemic, and the possibility of dealing with new pandemics. In this article, we will reflect on an interdisciplinary research pilot pro...

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Autores principales: Taddei, Luciana, Mendicino, Francesco, Grande, Teresa, Mulé, Antonella, Micozzi, Roberto, Parini, Ercole Giap
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10204871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37229283
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1141750
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author Taddei, Luciana
Mendicino, Francesco
Grande, Teresa
Mulé, Antonella
Micozzi, Roberto
Parini, Ercole Giap
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Mendicino, Francesco
Grande, Teresa
Mulé, Antonella
Micozzi, Roberto
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description The paper discusses the role that sociology and digital social research methods could play in developing E-health and Telemedicine, specifically after the COVID-19 pandemic, and the possibility of dealing with new pandemics. In this article, we will reflect on an interdisciplinary research pilot project carried out by a team of sociologists, medical doctors, and software engineers at The University of Calabria (Italy), to give a proof of concept of the importance to develop Telemedicine through the contribution of digital social research. We apply a web and app survey to administrate a structured questionnaire to a self-selected sample of the University Community. Digital social research has highlighted socioeconomic and cultural gaps that affect the perception of Telemedicine in the University Community. In particular, gender, age, educational, and professional levels influence medical choices and behaviors during Covid-19. There is often an unconscious involvement in Telemedicine (people use it but don't know it is Telemedicine), and an optimistic perception grows with age, education, professional, and income levels; equally important are the comprehension of digital texts and the effective use of Telemedicine. Limited penetration of technological advances must be addressed primarily by overcoming sociocultural and economic barriers and developing knowledge and understanding of digital environments. The key findings of this study could help direct public and educational policies to reduce existing gaps and promote Telemedicine in Calabria.
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spelling pubmed-102048712023-05-24 Contributions of digital social research to develop Telemedicine in Calabria (Southern Italy): identification of inequalities in post-COVID-19 Taddei, Luciana Mendicino, Francesco Grande, Teresa Mulé, Antonella Micozzi, Roberto Parini, Ercole Giap Front Sociol Sociology The paper discusses the role that sociology and digital social research methods could play in developing E-health and Telemedicine, specifically after the COVID-19 pandemic, and the possibility of dealing with new pandemics. In this article, we will reflect on an interdisciplinary research pilot project carried out by a team of sociologists, medical doctors, and software engineers at The University of Calabria (Italy), to give a proof of concept of the importance to develop Telemedicine through the contribution of digital social research. We apply a web and app survey to administrate a structured questionnaire to a self-selected sample of the University Community. Digital social research has highlighted socioeconomic and cultural gaps that affect the perception of Telemedicine in the University Community. In particular, gender, age, educational, and professional levels influence medical choices and behaviors during Covid-19. There is often an unconscious involvement in Telemedicine (people use it but don't know it is Telemedicine), and an optimistic perception grows with age, education, professional, and income levels; equally important are the comprehension of digital texts and the effective use of Telemedicine. Limited penetration of technological advances must be addressed primarily by overcoming sociocultural and economic barriers and developing knowledge and understanding of digital environments. The key findings of this study could help direct public and educational policies to reduce existing gaps and promote Telemedicine in Calabria. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-09 /pmc/articles/PMC10204871/ /pubmed/37229283 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1141750 Text en Copyright © 2023 Taddei, Mendicino, Grande, Mulé, Micozzi and Parini. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Taddei, Luciana
Mendicino, Francesco
Grande, Teresa
Mulé, Antonella
Micozzi, Roberto
Parini, Ercole Giap
Contributions of digital social research to develop Telemedicine in Calabria (Southern Italy): identification of inequalities in post-COVID-19
title Contributions of digital social research to develop Telemedicine in Calabria (Southern Italy): identification of inequalities in post-COVID-19
title_full Contributions of digital social research to develop Telemedicine in Calabria (Southern Italy): identification of inequalities in post-COVID-19
title_fullStr Contributions of digital social research to develop Telemedicine in Calabria (Southern Italy): identification of inequalities in post-COVID-19
title_full_unstemmed Contributions of digital social research to develop Telemedicine in Calabria (Southern Italy): identification of inequalities in post-COVID-19
title_short Contributions of digital social research to develop Telemedicine in Calabria (Southern Italy): identification of inequalities in post-COVID-19
title_sort contributions of digital social research to develop telemedicine in calabria (southern italy): identification of inequalities in post-covid-19
topic Sociology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10204871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37229283
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1141750
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