Digital health literacy among the ageing population: A comparative cross-sectional study between rural and urban Telangana, India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Digital health literacy (DHL) is the confluence where health literacy meets digital literacy. DHL has been labelled as one of the digital determinants of health by the World Health Organization. The present study estimated and compared the DHL between Telangana's urban and rural ageing adults, and their potential determinants.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was undertaken among 318 of the ageing individuals (≥45 years) of Hyderabad, visiting the primary health centres in the rural and urban field practice during March 2023. A Telugu version of the eHealth literacy scale (eHEALS) and health literacy scale tools were administered by the interviewers. Adjusted analysis was conducted by multiple linear regression method.

Results

Overall, 20.4% of the study par

SUBMITTER: Patel S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11117001 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature