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Patients With Cancer and COVID-19: A WhatsApp Messenger-Based Survey of Patients' Queries, Needs, Fears, and Actions Taken
2020
PURPOSE This descriptive investigation was undertaken at three oncology units to report queries, needs, and fears related to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) of patients with cancer and to avoid uncontrolled treatment delays or withdrawal, behavioral mistakes, and panic. PATIENTS AND METHODS All queries spontaneously delivered through the WhatsApp instant messaging system commonly used by patients to communicate with oncology units were collected and grouped by homology in five categories. Responses to the queries were given according to recommendations by the Italian Association of Medical Oncology through WhatsApp and by subsequent phone calls. Patients were also…
Emoticonos y multimodalidad. El uso del pulgar hacia arriba en WhatsApp
2016
El presente trabajo propone una aproximación multimodal al estudio de los emoticonos a través del análisis del uso del emoji del pulgar hacia arriba en un corpus de mensajes de WhatsApp. Además de contribuir a superar la idea, todavía muy arraigada, de que los emoticonos sirven para expresar emociones en el discurso digital, el trabajo toma en consideración algunos aspectos tradicionalmente obviados en el estudio sobre estas pequeñas caras, en concreto, la historia que hay detrás de estos recursos semióticos, la sofisticada relación entre imagen y texto y la interacción entre los usuarios en la vida real y en la pantalla. In the present paper a multimodal approach to the study of emoticons …
Les petites histoires extraordinaires des courses ordinaires: vous ne retournerez plus faire vos courses de la même façon après la lecture de cet ouv…
2011
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Reactions and countermeasures of medical oncologists towards the incoming COVID-19 pandemic: A whatsapp messenger-based report from the Italian colle…
2020
Background This descriptive, unplanned investigation has been undertaken to report reactions, attitudes and countermeasures which have been put in place and implemented by medical oncology units facing the COVID-19 outbreak in Southern Italy. Materials and methods Data have been retrospectively obtained from the time-related analysis of conversations via a WhatsApp messenger-based group chat between the medical directors belonging to the Italian College of Medical Oncology Directors. Overall number, intensity and time trend of conversations related to reactions during the 4 weeks of observation related to the crucial events which occurred between 24 February and 28 March, 2020 2020 are incl…
Virtual proximity and transnational familyhood : a case study of the digital communication practices of Poles living in Finland
2020
The article presents a study of five Polish multicultural and multilingual families in Finland, and their engagement in digitally mediated family communication. Explored through an ethnographic inquiry into the in-app communication practices of Polish migrant mothers and children, the study contributes to the body of research at the intersection of new media and communication, transnational family and migration studies, and family multilingualism. Building on the concept of virtual proximity, which refers to the emotional closeness between individuals afforded by digital technologies and mobile communication, the study identifies four thematic patterns in participants’ practices in digital …
Are discriminatory procurement policies motivated by protectionism ?
1995
When purchasing goods and services, governments often discriminate in favour of domestic suppliers. It is widely assumed that such behaviour is motivated by protectionism. Although this interpretation is sometimes valid, it is also puzzling. After reviewing some of the puzzles, the paper proposes an alternative explanation of preferential procurement based on the assumption that governmental buyers want to purchase goods and services at minimum cost, but must do this in a context in which, because of the presence of unverifiable services, contracts are necessarily incomplete. The paper argues that preferential purchasing can guarantee the efficient delivery of these unverifiable services.
Naratīvu izpausmes sociālajos tīklos: Stāsta ("Story") funkcija sociālajās platformās Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook un Whatsapp
2017
Bakalaura darbā “Naratīvu izpausmes sociālajos tīklos: Stāsta ("Story") funkcija sociālajās platformās Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook un Whatsapp” ir apskatīts, kādi ir jaunu cilvēku sociālo platformu “story” jeb stāsta sadaļas lietošanas paradumi. Darba mērķis: noskaidrot, vai lietotāji izmanto “story” funkciju, konstatēt satura atšķirības starp sadaļām, noskaidrot, kā izmaiņas kopējā sociālā tīkla profila naratīvā ietekmē izpratni par laiku, un vai lietotāji savu sociālo tīklu profilu izmanto kā dienasgrāmatu. Darba teorētiskajā daļā apskatīts, kas ir sociālie mediji un sociālie tīkli, mobilie digitālie sociālie tīkli, “story” funkcija, naratīvs un cilvēku izpratne par laiku. Pētījuma ietv…
Protection of Patient Data in Digital Oral and General Health Care: A Scoping Review with Respect to the Current Regulations
2023
The use of digital health technologies, including telemedicine and teledentistry, has become a necessity in healthcare due to the SARS-CoV-19 pandemic. These technologies allow for the reduction of the workload of healthcare providers and the improvement of patient outcomes in cases of remote monitoring, diagnosis, and communication. While there are no doubtful benefits, there are some counterparts, such as concerns about clinical risks, data security, and privacy protection. This paper aims to review the regulations regarding the use of digital health apps and software in healthcare. This scoping review followed the PRISMA-ScR guidelines and the five-step framework of Arksey and O’Malley. …
Largest neurosurgical social media group and its impact on communication and research
2022
Item does not contain fulltext BACKGROUND: The use of social media to communicate and disseminate knowledge has increased exponentially, especially in the field of neurosurgery. 'Neurosurgery cocktail' (NC) was developed by a group of young neurosurgeons as a means of sharing didactic materials and clinical experiences via social media. It connects 35.000 neurosurgeons worldwide on multiple platforms, primarily Facebook and Twitter. Given the rising utilization of social media in neurosurgery, the popularity of NC has also increased since its inception. In this study, the authors surveyed the social media analytics of NC for both Facebook and Twitter. Besides, we reviewed the literature on …
Exploratory study of the hoaxes spread via WhatsApp in Spain to prevent and/or cure COVID-19
2021
Objective: To review the hoaxes’ characteristics spread through WhatsApp in Spain during COVID-19 lockdown and identify what kind of substances were promoted for consumption or application. Method: A phone number was activated to receive hoaxes via WhatsApp. A total of 2353 messages were collected, and among those 584 different hoaxes were identified and validated, between March 18 and April 18, 2020. From these 584 hoaxes, a sub-sample of 126 was selected, exclusively related to the object of study, and a content analysis table with fourteen registration fields was applied. Besides, the averages and medians of the quantitative fields were extracted. Results: Most of the messages received w…