Are Health Literacy and eHealth Literacy the Same or Different?
Many researchers assume that there is a relationship between health literacy and eHealth literacy, yet it is not clear whether the literature supports this assumption. The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a relationship between health and eHealth literacy. To this end, participants (n = 36) scores on the Newest Vital Sign (NVS, a health literacy measure) were correlated with the eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS, an eHealth literacy measure). This analysis revealed no relationship (r = -.041, p = .81) between the two variables. This finding suggests that eHealth Literacy and health literacy are dissimilar. Several possible explanations of the pattern of results are proposed. Currently, it does not seem prudent to use the eHEALS as the sole measure of eHealth literacy, but rather researchers should continue to complement it with a validated health literacy screening tool.
Health Literacy Medical Informatics Consumer Health Information
Helen Monkman Andre W.Kushniruk Jeff Barnett Elizabeth M.Borycki Leigh E.Greiner Debra Sheets
School of Health Information Science,University of Victoria,Victoria,British Columbia,Canada BC Corrections,Victoria,British Columbia,Canada School of Nursing,University of Victoria,Victoria,British Columbia,Canada
国际会议
第十六届世界医药健康信息学大会((MEDINFO2017)、第二届世界医药健康信息学华语论坛(WCHIS 2017)、第15届全国医药信息学大会(CMIA 2017)
苏州
英文
178-182
2017-08-21（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）