Associations of eHealth Literacy With Health Services Utilization Among College Students: Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Electronic health (eHealth) literacy has become an important topic in health fields. Studies have found that individuals with higher eHealth literacy are more likely to use preventive care services and to have effective interactions with their physicians. In addition, previous studies have revealed a gender difference in the utilization of physician access and outpatient services. Nevertheless, few studies have explored the effect of the three levels of eHealth literacy (functional, interactive, and critical levels) on the four aspects of health services utilization (type, site, purpose, and time interval). It is unclear whether the associations between these three levels of eHealth literacy and the four aspects of health services utilization among college students are p

SUBMITTER: Luo YF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6231732 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature