Digital health literacy and associated factors among internet users from China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As the internet develops and 5G technology becomes increasingly prominent, the internet has become a major source of health-related information. Increasingly, people use the internet to find health-related information, and digital health literacy is now a set of essential capabilities to improve their health in the digital era. However, little is known about the factors that influencing digital health literacy. This study aimed to assess digital health literacy scores and identify its influencing factors among internet users in China. Additionally, this study explored the participant's actual skills using an additional set of performance-based items from the Digital Health Literacy Instrument (DHLI).

Methods

An online cross-sectional study was conducted in August

SUBMITTER: Zhao BY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10976739 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature