The level of electronic health literacy among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the context of deeper integration of the internet and healthcare services, eHealth literacy levels have become an important predictor of public health outcomes and health-promoting behaviors. However, there is a lack of comprehensive understanding of eHealth literacy levels among older adults.

Objective

To systematically assess the level of eHealth literacy among older adults.

Methods

We conducted searches in MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, PsycINFO, China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database (CNKI), Wanfang Database, Weipu Database (VIP), and Chinese Biomedical Database (Sinomed) to collect survey studies on the eHealth literacy levels of the older adults, with a search timeframe from the establishment of the database to May 2024. The qua

SUBMITTER: Jiang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11542313 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature