Barriers and Enablers of Electronic Health Literacy in Colorectal Cancer Patients: A Phenomenological Study [PDF]
Patient Preference and AdherenceThe real experience of patients with colorectal cancer in their electronic health (eHealth) practice was investigated to provide recommendations for the formulation of eHealth literacy improvement-oriented interventions in clinical settings.A descriptive phenomenological study using Colaizzi's analysis was conducted. Through purposive maximum variation
Xu,Yanhua, Chen,Qun, Wang,Min, Lu,Yichen
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Investigating the electronic health literacy promotion strategies in adolescent girls: A cross-sectional study in Iran [PDF]
Journal of Education and Health PromotionBackground: Today, a fifth of the world’s population is made up of adolescents aged 10–19, 500 million of these people are adolescent girls, and investing in the health of adolescents is one of the main ways to achieve the Millennium Development Goals ...
Elahe Tavassoli +3 more
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Comparison of eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS) and Digital Health Literacy Instrument (DHLI) in Assessing Electronic Health Literacy in Chinese Older Adults: A Mixed-Methods Approach [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023 This study compared the reliability, construct validity, and respondents’ preference of the Chinese version of 8-item eHEALS (C-eHEALS) and 21-item DHLI (C-DHLI) in assessing older adults’ electronic health (eHealth) literacy using a mixed-methods approach.
Luyao Xie, Phoenix K. H. Mo
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Role of electronic health literacy and insight into cancer among health workers and patients: a review [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthBackground Digital technologies in oncology require patients and health workers to possess adequate electronic health literacy (eHealth literacy). Yet, the extent to which this literacy influences cancer-specific insights, ranging from knowledge to clinical behavior, remains fragmented.
Yuehan Zhang, Zijing Wu
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Electronic health literacy and demand for digital health technology among the elderly in Rajasthan
Journal of Surgical Specialties and Rural Practice, 2023 Background: Older people may not be able to use information and communication technologies to get health care due to an age-related digital divide. This study aimed to evaluate the use of the Internet, eHealth literacy levels, and the demand for digital ...
Ashok Kumar +2 more
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Electronic Health Literacy in Individuals with Chronic Pain and Its Association with Psychological Function [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021 Electronic health literacy skills and competences are important for empowering people to have an active role in making appropriate health care decisions. The aims of this cross-sectional study were to (1) examine the frequency of use of the Internet for seeking online information about chronic pain, (2) determine the level of eHealth literacy skills in
Elena Castarlenas +6 more
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Electronic health-literacy skills among nursing students. [PDF]
Advances in medical education and practice, 2019 The Internet has become a major source of health-related information. In order to provide better health services and health-care education to society, nurses should have acceptable electronic health (eHealth) literacy.The main aim was to measure eHealth-literacy skills among nursing students of Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Nepal.A cross-
Sharma S, Oli N, Thapa B
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Current status of electronic health literacy among pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus and their perceptions of online health information: a mixed-methods study [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthBackground Women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus often rely on internet-based health information for managing their condition. This study aims to investigate the present state of electronic health literacy among women with gestational ...
Jingqi Xu +10 more
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Association between health-promoting lifestyle and electronic health literacy among Iranian university students [PDF]
BMC Medical EducationE-health literacy is the skill of searching, finding, understanding, and evaluating health information from electronic information sources and using this information to diagnose or treat a health disorder. Adequate health literacy results informed decision-making, and reduced health risks. This study aims to investigate the relationship between eHealth
Yalda Mousazadeh +5 more
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The Impact of Parental Electronic Health Literacy on Disease Management and Outcomes in Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Cross-Sectional Clinical Study [PDF]
JMIR Pediatrics and ParentingBackgroundDespite the growing uptake of smart technologies in pediatric type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) care, little is known about caregiving parents’ skills to deal with electronic health information sources ...
Áron Hölgyesi +10 more
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