Level of eHealth Literacy and Its Associations With Health Behaviors and Outcomes in Chinese Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Baseline Data From a Large-Scale Community Project.

ABSTRACT:

Background

eHealth literacy is important for older adults to be able to seek and evaluate online health information. However, there is a scarcity of large-scale data on their eHealth literacy levels, particularly among the oldest older individuals (aged >75 years) in unique, high-income Asian regions such as Hong Kong. A comprehensive understanding of how eHealth literacy is associated with specific health behaviors, mental well-being, and physical health outcomes in this population is lacking.

Objective

This study aims to assess the level of eHealth literacy and its associations with health behaviors and health-related outcomes among older adults in Hong Kong.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from the Generations Connect Project. This

SUBMITTER: Chau SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12857900 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature