Frontiers in Education, 2023 Seniors’ adoption of emerging technologies is crucial to their social connectedness, well-being, and digital participation in society. This article presents a Canadian study on how immigrant seniors established and sustained social connections through ...
Ching-Chiu Lin, Nathan J. Li, Ena Lee
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Telemedicine for new immigrant children in the US: a tool for equity or another layer of disparity? [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsTelemedicine refers to the use of digital communication tools to deliver healthcare services. In pediatrics care in the United States (US), it has become an important approach to expand access to primary and subspecialty care while reducing travel ...
Niriksha Ravi +4 more
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Disrupting Digital Divide Narratives: Exploring the U.S. Black Diasporic Immigrant Context
Open Information Science, 2020 The purpose of this study is to probe biased library and information science (LIS) presumptions of digital divides among U.S. immigrants. The stance of the foreign-born as “digital immigrants” departs from migration and population research which hold ...
Ndumu Ana
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Digital Health Literacy Among Immigrants in Spain: Implications for Health Equity and Policies [PDF]
International Journal of Public HealthObjectivesThe objective of this study was to qualitatively explore the experiences of immigrants in Spain using the internet for health-related purposes, while identifying the barriers, needs, and opportunities within the context of digital health ...
Inés Rey Hidalgo +9 more
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Brazilian Immigrant Parents’ Perspectives on Oral Health in Early Childhood and Suggested Strategies for Education, Access, and Care: Qualitative Study [PDF]
JMIR Pediatrics and ParentingBackgroundOral health in early childhood is vital for long-term well-being, yet dental caries is highly prevalent among young children in the United States, especially in low-income and immigrant families.
Ana Cristina Lindsay +3 more
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Providers’ Perspective on the Feasibility of Digital Self-Management of Blood Pressure in Refugees: Mixed Methods Study [PDF]
JMIR Human FactorsBackgroundMass displacement is a grand public health challenge. Refugees and immigrants experience a disparate hypertension burden and disparities in self-management.
Carol Gonzalez +7 more
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Digital health literacy and immigrants’ access to digitalized healthcare: a comparative study of Spain, and Sweden – implications for public health policy [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground As healthcare systems undergo rapid digital transformation digital health literacy has become a critical determinant of equitable access to health services.
Inés Rey Hidalgo +7 more
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Digital Immigrants in Distance Education
International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017 The constant growth of methods of education that incorporate the Internet into teaching-learning processes has opened up a wide range of opportunities for students across the world to gain entry to undergraduate or graduate degree programs.
Roberto Salazar-Márquez
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Discrimination in digital immigration status [PDF]
Legal Studies, 2021 AbstractThe UK has recently adopted a policy of granting digital-only proof of immigration status for certain groups of migrants. More than 4.5 million individuals are reliant on this form of status and the number is growing. In this paper, we argue that this policy, as currently operationalised, is unlawful as a result of its discriminatory impact. If
Tomlinson, Joe +2 more
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Exploring barriers and facilitators to digital health literacy among immigrant mothers in Quebec City [PDF]
Health Promotion InternationalMarie-Pierre Gagnon +2 more
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