My research examines how people seek, evaluate and use information in digital environments, with particular attention to health information, digital inequality and the social consequences of technological change. A parallel strand of my work focuses on media representations and public discourse.
The study explores how technology use, online health-information seeking and socioeconomic characteristics relate to COVID-19 vaccination readiness among Estonians aged 50 and over.
doi:10.1177/10901981241249972 →A survey-based study of health-information needs and searching, technology use, socioeconomic factors, self-reported health and health-related choices among adults aged 50 and over.
doi:10.1108/JD-10-2022-0217 →Examines relationships between vaccination willingness, socioeconomic indicators, health behaviour and health-information seeking among adults aged 50 and over in Estonia.
doi:10.3176/proc.2023.3.13 →Focuses on gender differences in older adults’ willingness to use digital technologies for health-related purposes and in vaccination-related attitudes.
doi:10.18848/2576-5310/CGP/v12i02/103-117 →Investigates gender differences in the acceptance of digital technologies for health, online health-information seeking and health behaviour among older adults.
doi:10.5220/0011089400003188 →An earlier strand of my research examines how media attention and news waves can reshape the public discourse surrounding drug-related issues.
doi:10.1177/1464884910388226 →The dissertation examines how older adults in Estonia seek, evaluate and use health information online, and why access to digital services does not automatically produce equal benefits. It brings together questions of information behaviour, digital skills, socioeconomic resources, technology use and health-related decision-making.