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Sustainability and the digital transition: A literature review
No full textThe digital transition processes have demonstrated an enormous capacity to develop and implement sustainable solutions, which allow solving several problems such as poverty, high rates of species extinction and lack of equal opportunity. However, little attention is paid to the connection between the digital transition and sustainability. Thus, a systematic bibliometric literature review was developed to fill this knowledge gap and demonstrate the potential contributions of the digital transition to environmental, economic, and social sustainability aspects. In environmental sustain-ability, the digital transition involves the application of technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), big data analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), and mobile technologies that are used to develop and implement sustainability solutions in areas such as sustainable urban development, sustainable production, and pollution control. In economic sustainability, emerging digital technologies can drive transformation into a more sustainable circular economy, the digital sharing economy, and establish sustainable manufacturing and infrastructure design. In the digital transition to social sustainability, the studies analyzed demonstrate the need for multidimensional policy perspectives to address the current digital divide. For effective management of the digital transition that achieves sustainability goals, the study discusses alternative approaches that include innovation through experimentation and dynamic and sustainable advantages achievable through temporary benefits
The role of perceived efficacy and sensorial expectations
No full textNatural claims have been increasingly used by brands across a variety of product categories to address the growing concerns about sustainable and healthy consumption. To add insights to this body of knowledge, this research aims to investigate the influence of natural claims on consumers' judgments and purchase intentions of personal care products. Findings from two studies suggest that natural claims are broadly used in personal care product packaging to influence consumers' purchase intentions, due to the natural-is-better bias and the health halos evoked by such claims. This research also contributes to the literature by investigating the underlying mechanisms of perceived efficacy, safety, sensorial expectations, and greenwashing perceptions. Moreover, environmental consciousness moderates the effects of natural claims on consumers' judgments of perceived efficacy. The findings thus not only enhance our understanding of the natural-is-better bias but also shed light on the role played by perceived safety and sensorial expectations on intentions to purchase natural-claimed products. Relevant implications for brands and policymakers in terms of sustainable consumption are also discussed
Design for society
No full textThis chapter presents the “Design for Society” concept and provides a backdrop for the papers included as chapters in this section of the book. We suggest that the Design for Society concept can be viewed as an umbrella for a range of concepts related to how we can leverage the principles of design research and practice to create holistic solutions to societal challenges. Design can drive societal innovation, and the collection of papers we have compiled below focus on how design can enable society to become more equitable and inclusive. Our hope is that this chapter and the subsequent chapters might inspire design practitioners and researchers to learn from and build on each other’s ideas - as opposed to reinventing the wheel or even making the same mistake, so that we may move forward in tackling our societal challenges and achieving the UN SDGs
Cognitive screening instruments for community-dwelling older adults: A mapping review
No full textThis paper presents a systematic mapping review of the literature on innovative digital solutions to detect cognitive impairment of community-dwelling older adults. Seventy-six articles were included in this mapping review. Most of the included articles (i.e., 65 articles) reported the implementation and validation of computerized versions of paper-based neuropsychological tests. In turn, 11 studies are related to the application of emerging technologies to detect cognitive decline, including serious games, virtual reality, and data analytics (e.g., algorithms to analyse data from ubiquitous daily activity and interaction sensing) approaches. From these 11 studies, four include experimental setups to determine if the developed digital solutions can discriminate cognitive impairments. Based on the mapping review findings is possible to conclude that further research is required to develop cognitive screening approaches alternative to computerized versions of paper-based neuropsychological tests
Changing an organization’s legitimation story: Navigating between the materiality of the past and the strategy for the future
No full textPrevious research shows that entrepreneurs create stories about their new organizations to convince key audiences of their legitimacy. However, over time, stories can become misaligned with changed circumstances. While entrepreneurs may modify the stories with which they present their organization to cope with these changes, preserving the continuity of the foundational stories that ensured success in the first place is essential to avoid audiences’ scepticism or distrust. Thus I decided to pursue the following research question: how do entrepreneurs modify their organizations’ stories to face changed circumstances, while also preserving continuity? My study suggests that to ensure continuity in the story, entrepreneurs should propose new meanings to previous narrative elements; bring changes to the plot by establishing relational links that provide a plausible explanation for the transition between stories; and reformulate the interplay between past, present and future
A latent class analysis of adverse childhood life events in Ugandan adolescents
No full textThis study aimed to characterise adverse childhood events (ACEs) experiences of school-going Ugandan adolescents (female = 50.6%, with diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder: PTSD = 38.2%; mean age = 15.9 years, SD = 1.2 years). The children completed the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire. Latent class analysis yielded three groups of “low risk” (individuals with low probabilities of experiencing most of the adverse life events), “intermediate risk” (individuals with higher probability of being exposed to adverse life events compared to the low-risk group), and “high risk” (individuals with extremely high probabilities of having experienced all the adverse life events). Compared with the low-risk class, the high-risk class was found to be significantly more likely to have a diagnosis of PTSD. Being a female may be an antecedent risk factor for high exposure to ACE in the Ugandan setting. These findings indicate the feasibility of grouping Uganda children with ACEs for targeted treatment interventions
Quality of maternal and newborn care around the time of childbirth for migrant versus nonmigrant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results of the IMAgiNE EURO study in 11 countries of the WHO European region
No full textObjective: To describe the perception of quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC)
around the time of childbirth among migrant and nonmigrant women in Europe.
Methods: Women who gave birth at a health facility in 11 countries of the WHO
European Region from March 2020 to July 2021 were invited to answer an online
questionnaire including demographics and childbirth experience. Data were analyzed
and compared for 1781 migrant and 20 653 nonmigrant women.
Results: Migrant women who experienced labor perceived slightly more difficulties
in attending routine antenatal visits (41.2% vs 39.4%; P = 0.001), more barriers in accessing
facilities (32.9% vs 29.9%; P = 0.001), lack of timely care (14.7% vs 13.0%;
P = 0.025), inadequate room comfort and equipment (9.2% vs 8.5%; P = 0.004), inadequate
number of women per room (9.4% vs 8.6%; P = 0.039), being prevented from
staying with their baby as they wished (7.8% vs 6.9%; P = 0.011), or suffering abuse
(14.5% vs 12.7%; P = 0.022) compared with nonmigrant women. For women who had
a prelabor cesarean, migrant women were more likely not to receive pain relief after
birth (16.8% vs.13.5%; P = 0.039) and less likely to provide informal payment (1.8% vs
4.4%; P = 0.005) compared with nonmigrant women. Overall, the QMNC index was not
significantly different for migrant compared with nonmigrant women.
Conclusion: Gaps in overall QMNC were reported by both migrant and nonmigrant
women, with improvements to healthcare necessary for all
The impact of the post-purchase experience on online cosmetic consumer satisfaction: Case study Pluricosmética
No full textAs digital methods increase their presence in most consumers’ lives, therefore expecting a more memorable and impactful shopping experience, it becomes crucial that companies adapt their marketing efforts to this reality. The main research goal of this study is to investigate, in the post-purchase stage, the impact of delivery and feedback capture mechanisms on online consumer satisfaction. To support the objective of the study, a literature review was carried out, focusing on the online consumer’s journey, the post-purchase phase and online consumer satisfaction. Adopting a case study approach to a Portuguese cosmetic company, interviews and a survey were carried out. In this sense, two simple linear regressions were carried out to understand the impact of delivery variables and mechanisms for capturing feedback of the online consumer satisfaction. Our results reveal that in fact these two variables positively impact consumer satisfaction in a digital environment. Considering that the cosmetics industry aims at making the consumer even more beautiful and self-caring, it becomes even more imperative that the online shopping experience is optimized, with the post-purchase phase being one of the most important parts of this process
How far can conversational agents contribute to IBD patient health care: A review of the literature
No full textModern societies are facing health and healthcare challenges as never seen before.
The digital world in which we are living today considers digital health interventions
such as “internet-delivered” therapy (e-Therapy) or mobile apps as an integrated part of
healthcare systems. Digital transformation in health care requires the active involvement
of patients as the central part of healthcare interventions. In the case of chronic health
conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), it is believed that the adoption of
new digital tools helps to maintain and extend the health and care of patients, optimizing
the course of the treatment of the disease. The study goal was to undertake a literature
review associating the use of chatbot technology with IBD patients’ health care. This
study intends to support digital product developments, mainly chatbot for IBD or other
chronic diseases. The work was carried out through two literature review phases. The first
one was based on a systematic approach and the second was a scoping review focused
only on Frontiers Journals. This review followed a planned protocol for search and
selection strategy that was created by a research team discussion. Chatbot technology
for chronic disease self-management can have high acceptance and usability levels. The
more interaction with a chatbot, the more patients are able to increase their self-care
practice, but there is a challenge. The chatbot ontology to personalize the communication
still needed to have strong guidelines helping other researchers to define which Electronic
Medical Records (EMRs) should be used in the chatbots to improve the user satisfaction,
engagement, and dialog quality. The literature review showed us both evidence and
success of these tools in other health disorders. Some of them revealed a huge potential
for conversational agents as a part of digital health interventions
An interactive product to enhance elderly people’s self-esteem: Results from the user research phase
No full textThis paper focuses on the user research phase of an ongoing MA project which aims to design and evaluate an interactive product to enhance elderly people’s self-esteem. A structured questionnaire, carried out on people with 56+ years, was created to obtain data concerning their exercise routines, cognitive and gaming activities, and overall sense of self-esteem. After analyzing the responses, we conclude that most respondents do not practice the recommended amount of exercise nor carry out cognitive activities, which will ultimately have a negative impact on their health and self-esteem. Furthermore, most respondents do not play games (digital or non-digital) which calls into question the trend of resorting to gamified solutions as a means to increase the wellbeing of adults and elderly people. In conclusion, based on the respondents’ habits, obstacles, preferences, and motivators, we argue the proposed solution should be digital but not based on gamification