...Mina Ramzy Purpose Recently, mHealth apps for COVID-19 have emerged as a new research area due to the diverse efforts to control the COVID-19 epidemic. Although there are many bibliometric studies on mHealth and its applications, no bibliometric study sheds light on mHealth apps for COVID-19...

.../approach Leveraging Hovland's persuasion theory as a research lens and taking data from two Chinese refutation platforms, we characterized the topics of COVID-19-related misinformation and refutations, misinformation communicator, persuasion strategies of misinformation, refutation communicators...

...Asma Shahid Khan; Subhan Shahid Purpose The study examines how adopting e-paisa technology (a mobile payment system) enhances micro-entrepreneurs' perceived success and subjective well-being during the COVID-19 global pandemic. The study also theorizes the moderating effects of gender through...

...Nava Rothschild; Jonathan Schler; David Sarne; Noa Aharony Purpose People with pre-existing mental health conditions are more likely to be affected by global crises. The Covid-19 pandemic has presented them with unique challenges, including reduced contact with the psychiatric rehabilitation...

...Petros Kostagiolas; Charalampos Platis; Alkeviadis Belitsas; Maria Elisavet Psomiadi; Dimitris Niakas Purpose The higher-level aim of this study is to investigate the impact of health information needs satisfaction on the fear of COVID-19 for the general population. The investigation...

...Yi Lok Leung; Ron L.H. Chan; Dickson K.W. Chiu; Tian Ruwen Purpose Online food delivery has been prevalent in recent years worldwide, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, and people's consumption behaviors have changed significantly. This study aims to investigate the consumption behavior...

...Maayan Nakash; Dan Bouhnik Purpose This research seeks to understand, for the first time, what motivates knowledge-intensive organizations (KIOs) to initiate knowledge management (KM) activities in times of routine and emergency. The COVID-19 pandemic was placed at the center as a case study...

...Naser Shekarian; Ronald Ramirez; Jiban Khuntia Purpose Crisis response has emerged as a salient concern for firms in the onset of COVID-19. While research suggests that resilience is critical during such disruptions, there remains a need to examine how firms build resilience during evolving...

...Laura-Diana Radu; Daniela Popescul Purpose The Covid-19 pandemic has profoundly affected urban communities, generating the need for an immediate response from local governance. The availability of urban data platforms in some smart cities helped the relevant actors to develop various solutions...

...Hongru Lu; Juan Xie; Ying Cheng; Ya Chen Purpose This study aims to investigate how the public formed their need for information in the early stage of the COVID-19 outbreak. Exploring the formation of information needs can reveal why the public's information needs differ and provide insights...

...Yue Yuan; Kan Liu; Yanli Wang Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyze the topics of COVID-19 news articles for better obtaining the relationship among and the evolution of news topics, helping to manage the infodemic from a quantified perspective. Design/methodology/approach To analyze...

...Gal Yavetz; Noa Aharony; Yaen Yaacov Sofer Purpose The aim of this study is to examine the information needs and information seeking behaviors of Israeli citizens during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in 2020, with an emphasis on the dissemination of digital information...

...Brady Lund; Jinxuan Ma Purpose This study investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the types and sources of information sought by older adults along with their motivations in the Midwestern United States. Design/methodology/approach Interviews were conducted with 30 older adults...

...Lijuan Luo; Siqi Duan; Shanshan Shang; Wenfei Lyu Purpose In crises such as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, governments need to act in time to lead citizens toward rational reactions and disclose information effectively to the public. This paper aims to understand the content...

...Kun Huang; Xijia Hao; Miao Guo; Jingyuan Deng; Lei Li Purpose To better meet people's information needs under the public health crisis, this study explored the information needs and seeking behavior of college students in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach...

...Yunfei Xing; Yuhai Li; Feng-Kwei Wang Purpose COVID-19, an infectious disease first identified in China, has resulted in an ongoing pandemic all over the world. Most of the countries have been experiencing a difficult period during the fighting of this pandemic. The purpose of this study...

...Mike Thelwall; Saheeda Thelwall Purpose Public attitudes towards COVID-19 and social distancing are critical in reducing its spread. It is therefore important to understand public reactions and information dissemination in all major forms, including on social media. This article investigates...