Coping with COVID-19: The Medical, Mental, and Social Consequences of the Pandemic provides readers with unique and timely insights about the single most disruptive and epoch-defining public health event of the last 100 years. Written in an easy-to-read and accessible style, widely respected psychiatrist and author Dr. Samoon Ahmad explores both the science of the virus and the lasting psychological, clinical, and professional implications of the pandemic in two well-organized parts. The first part of the book examines the historical precedents of pandemics, as well as the virology and symptomology of SARS-CoV-2. The second part covers the broader effects of the pandemic on society with special consideration being given to its impact on public health policy, the medical industry, and the individual psychology of children and adults.
Author(s): Xiaoge Xu
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 307
City: Singapore
Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction
References
Part I Coping with COVID-19: The WeChat Way
2 “You Wait for Me for a Moment”: Mobile Usage of the Elderly Female Adults in China to Cope with COVID-19
Introduction
Literature Review
Ageing Digitally: Divide or Empowerment?
WeChat and Digital Health Management Under COVID-19
Gendered and Aged Stigmatisation and Surveillance
Methodology
Respondents and Data Collection
Thematic Analysis
Findings
Supervised and Assisted Care and Support
Digital Health Information and Disinformation
The Engaged, Left Out, and Privacy Concerns
Conclusion
References
3 COVID-19 Fake News and Older Adults: Predicating News Credibility Evaluation
Introduction
Fake News and Older Adults
Shaping Factors of Credibility
Source Trustworthiness
News Source and Media Type
Intermediaries
Digital Media Literacy and Internet Skills
Methods
Stimuli
Source Trustworthiness
Source and Media Type
Intermediary
Measures
Participants and Procedure
Results
Discussion and Conclusion
Limitations and Future Research
References
4 Coping with COVID-19: The WeChat Way
Introduction
Introduction of the Second Affiliated Hospital
Literature Review
Temporary Hospitals
WeChat
Telemedicine
Case Study and Research Methods
The Use of Mobile Devices and Technologies During the First Year of the Epidemic
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chinese Medical University Microblog
The Second Affiliated Hospital’s Usage of Mobile Technologies
Mobile Technologies at the Temporary Coronavirus Treatment Centres in Hubei Province
Interview with a Nurse
Interview with a Nurse
Interview with a Pharmacist
Interview with a TCM Doctor
Interview with a Second TCM Doctor
Interview with a Third TCM Doctor
Discussion of the Interviews
Conclusion
References
Part II Reporting on COVID-19, the Mobile Way
5 Predicting News Engagement on Douyin: The Case of COVID-19 Coverage
Introduction
Theoretical Background and Hypotheses
Media Logic, News Engagement, and News Framing Effects
Mobile Short Video Orientated Nonverbal Framing Devices
Visual Grammatical Structure
Visual Modality
Redundant Storytelling Pattern
Image Size
Solution: The End of Seasoning Devices, the Beginning of Constructive News
Rhetorical Strategy: Make the News More Engaging
Methodology
Sample and Data Collection
Operationalization of Variables and Statistic Method
Visual Grammatical Structure
Visual Modality
Redundant Storytelling Pattern
Image Size
Rhetorical Strategy
Solution
News Engagement
Control Variables
Coding Procedures, Statistical Methods, and Manipulation Check
Results
Descriptive Analysis
Hypotheses Testing
Discussion
Primary Findings
Increasing Perceptual Fluency Before Posting
Enhance the Visual Modality to Increase the Sense of Presence
Solution: The Antidote to Being Lost
Visual Mobilization: Highlighting Action and Speech Processes
Users Like Personalized and Thoughtful Stories
Vertical Aesthetics
Limitations and Future Recommendations
References
6 Reporting COVID-19 via Crowdsourcing: The US vs. China
Introduction
Defining Crowdsourcing in Journalism
Crowdsourcing COVID-19: US Perspectives
Crowdsourcing COVID-19: Chinese Perspectives
Conclusion
References
Part III Coping with COVID-19: Information Disorder and Personal Privacy
7 Typology and Governance of Information Disorder Related to COVID-19 in China
Introduction
COVID-19 Problematic Information
Typology of Problematic Information
Governance of Problematic Information
Conclusion
References
8 Public Health vs. Personal Privacy During COVID-19 in China
Introduction
Mobile Technology Development during COVID-19
Overview of Personal Data Collection
Health Code Popularization in China
The Rising Problem of Personal Privacy
Privacy Concern in China
The Absence of Informed Consent in Health Code
The Stigma Associated with Privacy Exposure
Balancing Public Health and Personal Privacy
Relevant Policy Responses about Privacy in China
Controversy about “the Right to be Forgotten”
Suggestions and Conclusion
References
Part IV Coping with COVID-19: The Survival Efforts
9 Digital Transformation or New Digital Divide 2.0? Yiwu Lady Bosses Embracing MSC Technology to Survive the Pandemic
Introduction
Literature Review and Theoretical Foundations
Society-Technology Mutual Construction Perspective
Feminist Standpoint Theory
E-commerce Alike Entrepreneurship and Gendered Empowerment
Resilience and Bricolage as Valuable Enablers of Entrepreneurship
Methods and Materials
Embracing Mobile Social Commerce During the Pandemic
Stories and Quotations of Lady Bosses in Their 40s
Stories and Quotations of Lady Bosses in Their 30s
Digital Dis-Enablement and Challenges Associated with MSC Entrepreneurship
Digital Dis-Enablement: Precarious, Time-Consuming and Triple Burdens
Challenges: Needing Adjustment, Being Exploited and Facing a “New Digital Divide2.0”
Discussion and the Visualised Analytical Framework
Conclusion and Theoretical Contributions
References
10 Mobile Marketing and Innovation: Saviours for Tourism During the Pandemic
Introduction
Literature Review
Impacts of the Crisis on Tourism Marketing
Mobile Marketing in Tourism
Innovation and Mobile Marketing
Innovation, Customer Co-Creation and Mobile Marketing
Methodology
Results
B&B “R”
B&B “Q”
Hotel “H”
Discussion and Conclusion
References
11 From Epicentre to Hero City: How Wuhan Survived the Pandemic
Introduction
Health Communication and City Image Construction
Propaganda and Disaster Nationalism Under COVID-19
Propaganda and City Image Construction
Research Gap
Internal and External City Image of Wuhan in Early 2020
Government Health Communication Strategies
State Media Health Communication Strategies
The Hand (shou-手) and Protecting (shou-守) Poster Set
The Life Ferrymen Poster Set
The Builders of Wuhan Huoshenshan and Leishenshan Hospital
Conclusion
References
Part V Beyond COVID-19: Collaborative Mobile Learning and Mobile Workplaces
12 Collaborative Learning During the Pandemic: The Role of Mobile Devices
Introduction
Collaborative Learning, Knowledge Convergence, and Mobile Learning
Contextualising the China and Translation Case
Translation Teaching and Learning
Research Questions and Methods
Data Collection
Results and Analysis
Survey Results
Participant Observation
Collaborative Learning Facilitated by Mobile Devices
Conclusion
References
13 Mobile Workspaces for the Construction Industry in the Post-COVID-19 Era
Introduction
COVID-19 and Digital Technologies in Construction in China and Beyond
Design Mobile Workspaces in AEC Sector in China
Case Studies in the Design of Mobile Workspaces in the Post-COVID-19 Era in China
Case Study 1
Lesson Learnt
Case Study 2
Lesson Learnt
Design an Integrated Construction Mobile Environment in a Post-COVID-19 Era
Educating Mobile-Workplace-Conscious Construction Engineers
Conclusion
References
Index
