Proposing a Transactional Model of eHealth Literacy: Concept Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Electronic health (eHealth) literacy was conceptualized in 2006 as the ability of internet users to locate, evaluate, and act upon web-based health information. Now, advances in eHealth technology have cultivated transactional opportunities for patients to access, share, and monitor health information. However, empirical evidence shows that existing models and measures of eHealth literacy have limited theoretical underpinnings that reflect the transactional capabilities of eHealth. This paper describes a conceptual model based on the Transactional Model of Communication (TMC), in which eHealth literacy is described as an intrapersonal skillset hypothesized as being dynamic; reciprocal; and shaped by social, relational, and cultural contexts.

Objective

The objectiv

SUBMITTER: Paige SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6231800 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature