Concept of digital health literacy revisited: Using text network and topic model analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The rapid integration of ICT into healthcare has elevated the critical role of digital health literacy (DHL). However, the conceptual relationship between DHL and electronic health (eHealth), along with the impact of transformative events such as the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the COVID-19 pandemic, remains inadequately investigated.

Objective

This study seeks to analyze research trends in DHL across four distinct historical periods to uncover key themes and their temporal evolution.

Methods

A comparative analysis of 2645 abstracts from Scopus publications (1977-2022) was conducted, segmented into four periods: (I) emerging era (1977-2006), (II) establishment era (2007-2016), (III) diffusion era (2017-2020), and (IV) post-pandemic era (2021-present).

SUBMITTER: Park J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12059445 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature