Digital health literacy in general populations – An international comparison

Broucke, Stephan Van den; Levin-Zamir, Diane; Schaeffer, Doris; Pettersen, Kjell Sverre; Guttersrud, Øystein; Finbråten, Hanne Søberg; Arriaga, Miguel; Vrdelja, Mitja; Link, T; Pelikan, JM

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“…8 Prior examinations have discovered that sufficient levels of DHL relate to better health and quality of health care; positive health behaviors, including prevention and management of chronic diseases; increased procedural health knowledge; and wellbeing. [20][21][22][23] Comparable discoveries reported similar findings among university students in Asia: South Korea, 6 China, 5 Vietnam, 8 and Pakistan. 24 While DHL is essential for students' SWB, scholars have indicated that PM can predict students' DHL.…”

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“…This results confirms earlier findings that sufficient or high levels of self-reported DHL relate to better health and more positive health behaviors in the prevention and management of chronic diseases. 6,8,20,22 Since this study appears to be among the first to mediate DHL between PM and SWB, further studies across heterogeneous population are required to broaden knowledge on the linkages established in the current study.…”

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“…DHL is viewed as skills related to searching, selecting, appraising, and applying online health information and healthcare‐related digital applications to improve the psychological health or SWB of individuals 8 . Prior examinations have discovered that sufficient levels of DHL relate to better health and quality of health care; positive health behaviors, including prevention and management of chronic diseases; increased procedural health knowledge; and well‐being 20–23 . Comparable discoveries reported similar findings among university students in Asia: South Korea, 6 China, 5 Vietnam, 8 and Pakistan 24…”

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A cross‐sectional study of university students' pocket money variance and its relationship with digital health literacy and subjective well‐being in Ghana

Quansah

Ankomah

Agormedah

et al. 2023

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Background Mental health concerns of university students are gaining more attention since the emergence of the coronavirus disease. Consequently, scholars in education, health and psychology‐related fields have attributed the dwindling subjective well‐being (SWB) of students to their low levels of digital health literacy (DHL). However, little attention has been paid to an important variable like pocket money (PM) which might serve as a buffer against reduced levels of SWB. In this study, we explored the dynamics of PM and its linkage with DHL and SWB among university students in Ghana. Methods With a cross‐sectional design, a convenient sample of 1160 students was obtained from the University of Education, Winneba, Ghana. The COVID‐DHL and WHO‐5 Well‐being instruments were used for the data collection for a 2 months period (February–March, 2021). Chi‐square test, multivariate regression, simple linear regression, and PROCESS mediation analyses were performed with the use of SPSS software version 25. Results The study found that while most of the students were financially supported by their parents ( n = 715, 61.6%), a larger proportion of them reported that their PM was either less sufficient or not sufficient ( n = 550; 76.9%). Findings revealed a positive relationship between PM and SWB ( B = −36.419, p < 0.001; B = −13.146, p = 0.012; B = −10.930, p = 0.043), with this relationship mediated by DHL ( B = −1.139, confidence interval [CI] [−2.073, −0.263] vs. −2.300, CI [−4.290, −0.532] vs. −8.366, CI [−14.863, −1.908]). Conclusions Students with little to insufficient PM were vulnerable to mental health problems, although this could be buffered by the high DHL levels. In practical terms, not only should the PM of university students be increased, but the sources of PM should be complemented since the sufficiency level of PM was associated with the source of finance. More importantly, parents should be empowered through job creation so that sufficient levels of PM can be provided to university students.

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A cross‐sectional study of university students' pocket money variance and its relationship with digital health literacy and subjective well‐being in Ghana

Quansah

Ankomah

Agormedah

et al. 2023

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“…Chew, Cheng, Grant, & Bastidas, 2014 ; Guo et al, 2021 ; Jones, 2013 ; Koopman, Petroski, Canfield, Stuppy, & Mehr, 2014 ; Van der Vaart & Drossaert, 2017 ), they were mostly not used or reworked by other researchers (Griebel et al, 2017 ; Karnoe & Kayser, 2015 ). A new initiative for incorporating eHealth literacy into the measurement of health literacy (Van Den Broucke et al, 2020 ) may both update the assessment of eHealth literacy to include participative activities and yield wider uptake of the tool by the many researchers involved in the initiative.…”

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Group differences in health literacy are ameliorated in ehealth literacy

Neter

Brainin

Baron‐Epel

2021

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine

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Background: Heath literacy and eHealth literacy are skills that enable individuals to seek, understand and use information in ways which promote and maintain health. The present study examined group differences (ethnicity, immigration) in both literacies and whether there exists an association between the literacies and potential outcomes/gains in health behaviors, health care utilization, perceived health and perceived outcomes of Internet search. Methods: Participants included 819 Israeli men and women who responded to a nationally representative random-digital-dial (RDD) telephone survey. Respondents were veteran Jews, immigrants from the Former Soviet Union, and Palestinian Citizens of Israel. Results: Significant differences between the groups were found in health literacy, especially in higher ordered skills, so that the immigrant group was the lowest, after accounting for demographic variables. No significant group differences were found in eHealth literacy. Health literacy was found to be significantly associated with healthcare utilization, perceived health and perceived outcomes of Internet search while eHealth literacy was associated with perceived health and perceived outcomes of Internet search. No interaction was found between group and literacies in the prediction of the outcomes. Conclusions: Immigration hampers health literacy but differences are ameliorated in eHealth literacy. Finding on association between literacies and outcomes replicated previous ones and the absence of moderation by group attests to the robustness of the models on health literacies.

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“…Since the infodemic increased the state of uncertainty and fear ( 13 ) and negatively affected the strategies adopted to contain the contagion, the role of health literacy (HL), particularly of digital health literacy (DHL), has become crucial. DHL has been defined as a set of skills needed by the individuals to search health information on the Internet, and to understand and apply them to increase awareness and responsibility for one’s own health ( 14 ). The Internet and the social networks are often used by university students as a primary source of health information ( 15 , 16 ).…”

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Predictors of well-being, future anxiety, and multiple recurrent health complaints among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of socioeconomic determinants, sense of coherence, and digital health literacy. An Italian cross-sectional study

Lorini,

Cavallo,

Vettori

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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The pandemic deeply changed young adults’ life. Lockdown period and the social restrictions dramatically affected university students’ mental health. The aim of our cross-sectional study was to describe psychological well-being, future anxiety (FA), and health complaints (HCs) in a sample of 3,001 students of the University of Florence in the middle of the first two pandemic waves. We assessed the role of subjective social status, chronic diseases, sense of coherence (SoC), and digital health literacy (DHL) as predictors of psychological well-being, FA, and HCs. Students expressed high levels of FA and reported being disturbed by not being able to achieve their desired future goals. About 40% reported a low or a very low well-being and 19.1% experienced two or more subjective health complaints more than once a week. The likelihood of having a better mental health status significantly increased with increasing SoC and among males. Subjective Social Status proved to be a predictor for FA. Enhancing SoC could improve the health status of the university students during the pandemic and beyond.

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Digital health literacy in general populations – An international comparison

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A cross‐sectional study of university students' pocket money variance and its relationship with digital health literacy and subjective well‐being in Ghana

A cross‐sectional study of university students' pocket money variance and its relationship with digital health literacy and subjective well‐being in Ghana

Group differences in health literacy are ameliorated in ehealth literacy

Predictors of well-being, future anxiety, and multiple recurrent health complaints among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of socioeconomic determinants, sense of coherence, and digital health literacy. An Italian cross-sectional study

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